There have been special concerns raised about the abilities of juries in civil cases in recent years. It has been argued vigorously by defense attorneys and insurance companies that juries have been awarding outrageous amounts to plaintiffs in personal injury cases. This was the reason given for effectively abolishing the civil jury in England.'" Headlines in newspapers tend to support the charge. In one study, judges stated that they would have given less than the jury awarded in 52% of cases, about the same in 10%, and more in 38%. However, the average dollar amount of disagreement in cases where juries gave more money was 10%, placing judges and juries closer to each other in the average case than the headlines would indicate. Where the amounts awarded are clearly out of line with the damages proven, the fault is not so much with the jury as it is with the judge, who clearly has the power to reduce such awards or to order a new trial, as previously discussed. In addition, there may be some issues that a jury is inherently better at deciding. Particularly in civil cases where such things as the value of a human life are being decided, there is no reason to believe that a judge has the superior ability to make that judgment.'