Trials

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PLAINTIFFS WON 62 PERCENT OF THE CONTRACT TRIAL CASES IN
NATION'S 75 LARGEST COUNTIES DURING 1996               

     WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Plaintiffs won 62 percent
(3,021) of the estimated 4,850 contract cases decided by
a trial in state general jurisdiction courts in the
nation's 75 largest counties during 1996, the Justice
Department's Bureau of Justice...

PLAINTIFFS WON 55 PERCENT OF CIVIL TRIALS IN THE NATION'S 75 MOST POPULOUS COUNTIES DURING 2001

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Plaintiffs won 55 percent of the almost 12,000 general civil trials (that is, torts, contracts, and real property rights cases) disposed of in...

NUMBER OF FEDERAL TORT TRIALS FELL BY ALMOST 80 PERCENT FROM 1985 THROUGH 2003

WASHINGTON - The number of tort trials concluded in U.S. district courts declined by nearly 80 percent, from 3,600 trials in 1985 to fewer than 800...

APPROXIMATELY 15 PERCENT OF STATE CIVIL TRIALS ARE APPEALED, ACCORDING TO JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REPORT

WASHINGTON - From 2001 through April 2005 about 15 percent of general civil trials concluded in 46 large counties in the United States were appealed after trial verdict or...

IN 2005, LESS THAN 5 PERCENT OF PLAINTIFFS WHO WON IN CIVIL BENCH AND JURY TRIALS RECEIVED DAMAGES EXCEEDING $1 MILLION

WASHINGTON - Over 14,000 plaintiff winners received monetary damages in civil trials nationwide in 2005, with less than 5 percent receiving...