Contents

Preface and Acknowledgrnents

Introduction

the Problem and Eflorts to Understand it
George L. Priest

1 Overview: What We Did and What We Found
Reid Hastie

Part I: How Juries Think

A From Outrage to Dollars

Introduction
Cass R. Sunstein

2 Shared Outrage, Erratic Awards
Daniel Kahneman,David A. Schkade, Cass R.Sunstein

3 Deliberating about Dollars: The Severity Shift
David A. Sehkade, Cass R. Sunstein, Daniel Kahneman

4 Do Plaintiffs Requests and Plaintiffs Identities Matter?
Reid hastie, David A. schkade,john W payne

B To Punish or Not?

Introduction
Cass R. Sunstein

5 Judging Corporate Recklessness
Reid hastie, David A. Schkade, John W Pavne

6 Looking Backward in Punitive Judgrnents: 20-20 Vision?
Reid Hastie, David A. Schkade. John W Pavne

C Jurors and Judges as Risk Managers

Introduction
Cass R. Sunstein

7 Corporate Risk Analysis: A Reckless Act?
W. Kip Viscusi

8 Do People Want Optimal Deterrence?
Cass R. Sunstein, David A. Schkade, Daniel Kahneman

9 Deterrence Instructions: What Jurors Won't Do
W. Kip Viscusi

10 Judging Risk and Recklessness
W. Kip Viscusi

11 Do Judges Do Better?
W. Kip Viscusi

Part II: Conclusions

12 Putting it All Together
Reid Hastie

13 What Should Be Done?
Cass R. Sunstein

Appendix; Judge's instructions

Glossary
Bihliography
List of Contributors
Index