| Civil Filing Information for January 2016 |
| (24 Feb 2016)
There were 20,233 new civil court suits filed in federal district courts during the month of January 2016, down 4.3 percent from December 2015.
The Southern District of West Virginia (Charleston) led the nation with the largest number of new filings relative to its population. This is largely due to filings in multidistrict litigation cases in that district, most involving pelvic repair products manufactured by Johnson and Johnson's Ethicon unit or Boston Scientific Corp.
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/monthlyjan16/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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