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Feb 27, 2015 · Traditional evidentiary burdens of proof 1 such as the preponderance-of-the-evidence standard have lately come under attack from law-and-economics scholars. These welfare-based theories argue that the legal system should set burdens of proof to optimize social welfare, rather than accuracy.
- Edward K. Cheng, Michael S. Pardo
- 2015
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As a general proposition, the sum of the wrongful payments under the preponderance-of-the-evidence rule is:
where n = number of potential lawsuits in the group.
under the preponderance-of-the-evidence rule is:- . Then the total payment that will be made n
The preponderance-of-the-evidence rule will be unbiased only if: n n
- Neil Orloff, Jery Stedinger
- 1983
Jul 16, 2014 · Although much has been written on the history of the requirement of proof of crimes beyond a reasonable doubt, this is the first study to probe the history of its civil counterpart, proof by a preponderance of the evidence.
- John Leubsdorf
- 2014
The earliest known use of the noun preponderance is in the late 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for preponderance is from 1681, in the writing of Nehemiah Grew, botanist and physician. preponderance is formed within English, by derivation.
Jan 1, 2018 · For most civil claims, there are two different evidentiary standards: preponderance of the evidence and clear and convincing evidence. A third standard, proof beyond a reasonable doubt, is used in criminal cases and very few civil cases.
- r-heilbronner@northwestern.edu
Jan 1, 2014 · Although much has been written on the history of the requirement of proof of crimes beyond a reasonable doubt, this is the first study to probe the history of its civil counterpart, proof by a...
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May 1, 2006 · The court decides on a so-called “balance of probabilities” or “preponderance of evidence”: To establish by a preponderance of evidence means to prove that something is more likely so than not so (Devitt and Blackman, Federal Jury Practice and Instructions, 1977).
