Civil cases

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PLAINTIFFS WON 52 PERCENT OF THE CIVIL TRIAL CASES
    IN NATION'S 75 LARGEST COUNTIES DURING 1996

     WASHINGTON, D.C.   Parties (plaintiffs) who sued
defendants for damages in civil cases won 52 percent (8,125)
of the 15,638 tort, contract and real property rights cases
decided by jury or bench trial in state civil courts...

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...

CIVIL RIGHTS CASES FILED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURTS DECLINED BY NEARLY 20 PERCENT FROM 2003 TO 2006

WASHINGTON - The number of civil rights cases filed in U.S. district courts declined from 40,516 to 32,865 (nearly 20 percent) between 2003 and 2006...