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Civil Justice StatisticsSummary findings | BJS publications | Related sites Summary findingsIn 2005 there were an estimated 26,950 tort, contract, and real property trials in state courts of general jurisdiction nationwide. |
| Trial type and outcome | Number of trials | ||
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| Total | 26,948 | ||
| Jury trials | 18,404 | ||
| Plaintiff winners | 10,012 | ||
| Plaintiff winners awarded $1 million or more | 1,159 | ||
| Bench trials | 8,543 | ||
| Plaintiff winners | 5,809 | ||
| Plaintiff winners awarded $1 million or more | 137 | ||
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During 2005, juries decided 68% (18,404) of the nearly 27,000 civil trial cases disposed of by state courts of general jurisdiction nationwide. -- Tort cases (90%) were more likely than contract cases (36%) or real property cases (26%) to be decided by jury trial. During 2005, judges decided 32% (8,543) of the nearly 27,000 civil trials disposed of by state courts of general jurisdiction nationwide. -- The majority of contract cases (64%) and real property cases (74%) were disposed by bench trial.
BJS PublicationsThis list is in order of the most recent publication first. Additional titles are listed on other topical pages and a comprehensive list is contained on the BJS publications page. To see a full abstract of a publication with links to electronic versions of the publication, click on the title below. Tort Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005, 11/09. Discusses tort cases concluded by a bench or jury trial in a national sample of jurisdictions in 2005. NCJ 228129 Contract Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005, 9/09. Presents findings on contract cases disposed of by a bench or jury trial in a nationally representative sample of jurisdictions in 2005. NCJ 225634 Civil Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005, 10/08. Discusses general civil cases (tort, contract, and real property) concluded by a bench or jury trial in a national sample of jurisdictions in 2005. NCJ 223851 Civil Rights Complaints in U.S. District Courts, 1990-2006, 8/08. Examines civil rights claims based on race, age, sex, or national origin involving employment, welfare, housing, voting, or other civil rights discrimination issues. NCJ 222989
Medical Malpractice Insurance Claims in Seven States, 2000-2004, 3/07. Focuses on medical malpractice claims that were closed in the states of Florida, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, and Texas from 2000 to 2004. NCJ 216339 Appeals from General Civil Trials in 46 Large Counties, 2001-2005, 7/06. Presents information on general civil cases concluded by bench or jury trial in 2001 that were subsequently appealed to a state’s intermediate appellate court or court of last resort. NCJ 212979 Federal Tort Trials and Verdicts, 2002-03, 8/05. Presents findings on jury and bench tort trials concluded in federal district courts during fiscal years 2002-03. NCJ 208713
Punitive Damage Awards in Large Counties, 2001, 03/05. Presents findings on civil trials concluded in 2001 in the nation's 75 largest counties that produced a punitive damage award. NCJ 208445 Contract Trials and Verdicts in Large Counties, 2001, 2/05. Presents findings on contract cases disposed by jury or bench trials in 2001 in the nation's 75 largest counties. NCJ 207388
Tort Trials and Verdicts in Large Counties, 2001, 11/04. Provides findings about tort cases disposed of by jury and bench trial in general jurisdiction courts in the nation's 75 largest counties during 2001. NCJ 206240
Intellectual Property Theft, 10/04. Presents statistics on both criminal and civil enforcement of federal intellectual property laws for 1994-2002. NCJ 205800 Civil Trial Cases and Verdicts in Large Counties, 2001, 04/04. Presents findings on tort, contract, and real property cases disposed by jury or bench trial in 2001 in the nation's 75 largest counties. NCJ 202803 Civil Trial Cases and Verdicts in Large Counties, 1996, 9/99. NCJ 173426 Medical Malpractice Trials and Verdicts in Large Counties, 2001, 04/04. Presents findings on medical malpractice cases disposed of by jury and bench trial in general jurisdiction courts in the nation's 75 largest counties during 2001. NCJ 203098 Federal Tort Trials and Verdicts, 1996-97, 3/99. Presents findings about 1996 and 1997 civil tort cases terminated in United States district courts by jury and bench trial. NCJ 172855
Contract Cases in Large Counties: Civil Justice Survey of State Courts, 1992, 2/96. This Special Report presents 1992 data on disposition of 366,000 contract cases involving 1.3 million litigants in state general jurisdiction courts in the nation's 75 largest counties. NCJ 156664. Civil Jury Cases and Verdicts in Large Counties: Civil Justice Survey of State Courts, 1992, 7/95. Discusses the 12,000 tort, contract, and real property rights cases disposed of by juries in the 75 largest counties during a 12-month period ending June 30, 1992. NCJ 154346 Tort Cases in Large Counties: Civil Justice Survey of State Courts, 1992, 4/13/95. Reports findings of a study of a representative sample of tort cases in the 75 largest counties. NCJ 153177 Related sites From
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