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Thanks for asking. The book is in its final stage of proofreading and should be available for online sales in mid-late May through www.iuniverse.com. It will be available through amazon and barnes & noble a few weeks later. I'll have some kind of announcement when that happens.

Your idea of some kind of "pre-screening" device has been suggested by others. (A grand jury is a criminal procedure concept and wouldn't apply to civil suits, but one can imagine other kinds of pre-screening procedures). In particular some states have proposed reforms for med-mal cases based on pre-screening.

In my view, pre-screening will create more problems than it will solve. In the long run, the most efficient way to reduce the amount of civil litigation is to cap punitive damage awards (in the manner suggested by the Supreme Court in its recent State Farm case) and to allow for fee-shifting through a modified offer of judgment rule.

Thanks for your interest in the book!