| During
January and December 2001, juries decided 74%
(8,859) of the nearly 12,000 civil trial cases
disposed of by State courts of general jurisdiction
in the Nation's 75 most populous counties.
-- Tort cases (93%) were more likely than contract
cases (43%) or real property cases (27%) to
be decided by jury trial.
-- In 53% of jury trial cases, the jury found
in favor of the plaintiff and awarded in the
12 month period an estimated $3.9 billion in
compensatory and punitive damages.
-- The median total award for a plaintiff winner
was $37,000.
-- Juries awarded punitive damages in 6% of
civil cases with a plaintiff winner.
-- The median punitive damage award to plaintiff
winners was $50,000.
During 2001, judges decided 24% (2,828) of the
nearly 12,000 civil trial cases disposed of
by State courts of general jurisdiction in the
Nation's 75 most populous counties.
--
The majority of contract cases (56%) and real
property cases (69%) were disposed by bench
trial.
-- Plaintiffs won in 65% of bench trials and
received an estimated $369 million in compensatory
and punitive damages.
-- The median total award for a plaintiff winner
was $28,000.
-- Judges awarded punitive damages in 4% of
civil cases with a plaintiff winner.
-- The median punitive damage award to plaintiff
winners in bench trials was $46,000.
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