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THREE OUT OF FOUR TORT CASES SETTLED OUT OF COURT
U.S. Department of Justice
ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EDT BJS
THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1995 202-307-0784
THREE OUT OF FOUR TORT CASES SETTLED OUT OF COURT
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Three out of four tort cases filed in the
nation's 75 most populous counties never reached the courtroom because
they were settled out of court, according to...
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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...