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Alumni relationships can affect court rulings between judges and lawyers
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The study examined Florida medical‑malpractice cases where judges were randomly assigned and found that plaintiffs whose lawyers attended the same law school as the presiding judge were about 2 percentage points more likely to win damages.
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