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Tort cases concluded
by trial

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Most Federal tort cases are not concluded by trial. The proportion of tort cases concluded by trial has been declining.

 
Tort cases concluded by
settlement, dismissal,
or verdict

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Product liability claims including asbestos cases predominated trends in Federal tort cases.

Tort cases concluded
by type of jurisdiction

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Diversity of citizenship accounted for two thirds or more of tort cases concluded by trial in U.S. district courts.
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