Civil Jury Trials: – Datasets – Literature

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Civil Jury Trials

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Civil Jury Trials:

Verdicts and Awards

Civil Trial Outcomes

  • Procedural Rules and Optimal Outcomes
  • Variance of Expected Outcome by Venue
  • Reforms and their Implications

Datasets

UJSP

BJS

Literature

  • Law
  • Mechanism Design
  • Health Economics

Identified Articles for Review

PA Courts

Medical Malpractice Filings in PA

  • 2003 PA Medical Malpractice Reforms
    • Stricter Venue Filing Requirements
    • Certificate of Merit
  • State Level Reforms aimed at Philadelphia

Medical Malpractice Filings

Philadelphia vs. All Other PA Counties

  • Pre-reform, Philadelphia had nearly as many filings as the rest of the state combined.
  • Post reform, the decline is larger proportionally in Philadelphia.

Medical Malpractice Filings

By County Class

  • Broken down by Count Class, therefore fewer counties in each group.
  • County Class 1 = Philadelphia
  • County Class 2 = Allegheny (Pittsburgh)

  • Higher Plaintiff Win Percentage in Philadelphia
  • Higher Variability in Other Classes due to Fewer Verdicts Reached

  • County Classes 2 and 2A aggregated
  • County Classes 3 and higher aggregated

Philadelphia Metro Counties

Medical Malpractice : Jury and Non-Jury Verdicts

  • 5 County Philadelphia Metropolitan Area:
    • Philadelphia County
    • Montgomery County
    • Bucks County
    • Delaware County
    • Chester County

Jury Verdicts in Philadelphia Metro Area

  • Post reform spike in Philadelphia
    • Fewer case filings allows for faster handling of existing caseload.
    • The reforms which reduced filings were only a part of the effort to correct problems with Philadelphia Courts.

Plaintiff Win Percentage

Philadelphia Metro Area Counties

  • Other = 4 Other Philadelphia Metro Counties
  • Jury Verdicts Vs. Judge Verdicts
  • Preferences for Jury Trials
  • Expected Outcomes
  • Limited Sample Size

Medical Malpractice (PA)

State Total of Verdicts Reached

Jury vs. Non-Jury

Plaintiff Win Percentage

Jury vs. Non-Jury Trials

Mass Tort in Philadelphia

Mass Tort Filings

By County Class

  • Scale is off
  • Evidence of Expected Outcomes Differeing By Venue

Jury Awards Over $1M

All years 2000-2013 - Medical Malpractice

R: Source: local data frame [6 x 9]
R: 
R:   class defense Under.500k Over.500k Over.1M Over.5M Over.10M total
R: 1     1     544        102        53     104      25       22   847
R: 2     2     225         23        16      11       6        0   284
R: 3   2.5     227         24         7      19       0        1   278
R: 4     3     232         20        11      34       2        7   303
R: 5     4       9          2         1       3       1        1    17
R: 6     5      16          0         1       6       5        4    32
R: Variables not shown: plaintiff (dbl)