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Civil Caseloads Fell 3 Percent in 2010

Published October 2012

Civil caseloads declined in 2010 in both general and limited jurisdiction courts. Ninety-three percent of the total decrease... more »

Contract Cases Continue to Dominate General Jurisdiction Civil Caseloads

Published October 2012

Though there are many case types that comprise Civil caseloads, the seven subcategories shown in the chart encompass all of them. Two things are immediately apparent... more »

Caseload Highlights

• Estimating the Cost of Civil Litigation
• Medical Malpractice in State Courts
• Medical Malpractice on Appeal
• The Need for Improved Adult Guardianship Data
• Civil Trials on Appeal: Part 1
• Civil Trials on Appeal: Part 2
• Trial Trends and Implications for the Civil Justice System
• An Empirical Overview of Civil Trial Litigation

Civil Cover Sheets

• Implementing a Civil Cover Sheet - Contributed by the Pennsylvania AOC, Notes from the Field
• Civil Cover Sheet Prototype (Excel file)
• Civil Cover Sheets by state

BJS Civil Justice Survey of State Courts

• BJS data collection for 1992, 1996, 2001, 2005

Civil Jurisdiction and State Court Reporting Practices, 2010

• Dollar Amount Jurisdiction
• Method of Counting in State Trial Courts

Civil State Court Caseload Tables

• Tort Trend in General Jurisdiction Courts
• Total Caseloads
• Civil and Criminal – National Caseloads