Civil Trial Cases and Verdicts in Large Counties, 2001

• NCJ Number: 202803
• Date Published: April 2004
• Length: 12 pages
• Publication Series: BJS Bulletins
• Agencies: BJS

Annotation

This bulletin examines general civil cases (torts, contracts, and real property) disposed of by bench or jury trial in the Nation's 75 most populous counties in 2001.

Abstract

This bulletin examines general civil cases disposed of by bench or jury trial in the Nation's 75 most populous counties in 2001 and provides information on the type of case, types of plaintiffs and defendants, trial winners, amount of total damages awarded, amount of punitive damages awarded, and case processing time.