BJS — Tort Trials and Case Processing

Bureau of Justice Statistics (US DOJ)

Annual reportFederalPublic domainUpdated 2005
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BJS detail on tort trial outcomes by case type (auto, medical malpractice, product liability), with comparisons across 1996, 2001, and 2005. It provides the award-size distribution that puts headline verdicts in context: a median tort trial award around $24,000, with only about 4% of prevailing plaintiffs recovering over $1 million.

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