Federal Tort Trials and Verdicts, 1996-97

• NCJ Number: 172855
• Author(s): M F X Litras; C J DeFrances
• Date Published: February 1999
• Length: 10 pages
• Publication Series: BJS Bulletins
• Agencies: BJS

Annotation

This report presents findings about Federal tort trials in the United States district courts from the 1996-97.

Abstract

Presents findings about Federal tort trials in the U.S. district courts from the 1996-97 Administrative Office of the United States Courts civil data file. Information is presented on the characteristics of federal tort cases, amounts of monetary damages awarded, and case processing time.