How cases actually end
The law tells you what your rights are. This tells you what usually happens — base rates drawn from 9,382,274 closed federal civil cases: how often plaintiffs win, how often cases settle or get dismissed, and how much it swings from one court to the next. Pick a claim type to start.
Descriptive statistics about the historical record — not a prediction about your case, and not legal advice.
Reversal rates for state supreme & appellate courts. How often the court below gets overturned — by state.
Federal — civil cases by claim type
Personal injury, product liability, and property-damage claims.
Habeas corpus, civil-rights, and prison-condition suits.
Insurance, debt collection, and commercial contract disputes.
Discrimination, voting, ADA, §1983, and constitutional claims.
FLSA wage claims, ERISA benefits, FMLA, and union disputes.
Disability (DIB/SSI) and Medicare benefit appeals.
Antitrust, environmental, FOIA, and other statutory actions.
Patent, copyright, trademark, and trade-secret suits.
Foreclosure, condemnation, and land disputes.
Securities, banking, RICO, and consumer-credit suits.
Bankruptcy appeals and reference withdrawals.
Asset seizure, drug forfeiture, and regulatory penalties.
Federal tax suits and IRS third-party actions.
Deportation, naturalization, and detainee habeas.