Researchers conducted a retrospective study reviewing the Missouri judicial records for African American and non-Hispanic white claimants. There was a statistically significant post-settlement increase in legal cases for general financial, domestic financial, residence financial and domestic behavior cases.
There was a significant interaction between age, race and time for general financial cases. There was also an interaction between race and domestic financial cases.
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