Jamie Morikawa

Jul 9, 2024 | rand.org | Lloyd Dixon |Nicholas M. Pace |James Davidson |Jamie Morikawa

Key Findings Court filings per capita increased in state courts. The annual number of new tort case filings per capita rose about 10 percent between 2012 and 2019 in 19 states for which data were available. Plaintiff win rates in cases that reached a verdict increased from 53 to 64 percent between 2010 and 2019. Inflation-adjusted trial awards increased.