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Bifurcated Trial |
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One judicial proceeding that is divided into two stages in which different issues are addressed separately by the court. A common example of a bifurcated trial is one in which the question of liability in a personal injury case is tried separately from and prior to a trial on the amount of damages to be awarded if liability is found. A bifurcated trial in such a case is advantageous because if the defendant is not found liable, there is no need to spend the money or time in the presentation of proof and witnesses on the issue of damages. In Criminal Procedure, a bifurcated trial is useful where the issues of sanity and guilt or guilt and punishment must be decided. |
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Decisions on other claims in the liability phase of the bifurcated trial were pending at TRIAL press time, and no date had been set for the damages phase. In 2007, the firm won a $37 million asbestos verdict in two lung cancer cases in a reverse bifurcated trial. In 2007, the firm won a $37 million asbestos verdict in two lung cancer cases in a reverse bifurcated trial. |
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