| MDLs in West Virginia South Push Civil Filings Higher |
| (21 Jan 2015)
There were 23,356 new civil court suits filed in federal district courts during the month of December 2014, up 17.4 percent from November.
The Southern District of West Virginia (Charleston) led the nation with the largest number of new filings, both overall and relative to its population. This is largely due to filings in two separate multidistrict litigation (MDL) cases in that district. In one instance, there were 1,815 new product liability - personal injury lawsuits, most involving pelvic repair products manufactured by Johnson and Johnson's Ethicon unit. In the other, there were 507 other personal injury lawsuits, a majority of which were filed against DuPont over air and water contamination by C8, a chemical used in the manufacture of Teflon.
To read the full report on overall civil filings, including a list of those districts in which the most lawsuits were filed relative to population, go to: http://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/bulletins/overall/monthlydec14/cfilEach month, TRAC offers a report focused on one area of civil litigation in the U.S. district courts. In addition, subscribers to the TRACFed data service can generate custom reports by district, office, nature of suit or federal jurisdiction. To start, go to: http://trac.syr.edu/interpreter?tab=civilTo keep up with TRAC, follow us on Twitter @tracreports or like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/tracreportsTRAC is self-supporting and depends on foundation grants, individual contributions and subscription fees for the funding needed to obtain, analyze and publish the data we collect on the activities of the US Federal government. To help support TRAC's ongoing efforts, go to: http://trac.syr.edu/sponsor/ |
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