Last week, we reviewed the year-by-year data for the Court’s tort law caseload. This week, we’re answering our usual second week questions: (1) did the Court decide more defense or plaintiffs’ wins; (2) did the Court reverse either side’s wins at a higher rate; and (3) how often did the Court reverse tort decisions, either
Tort Law
How Many Tort Cases Does the Court Decide a Year?
By Kirk Jenkins on
Posted in Areas of the Law, Voting
For the past two weeks, we’ve taken a close look at the Court’s experience with civil and criminal procedure cases (both here and at our sister blog, the California Supreme Court Review.) This week, we’re reviewing the Court’s tort cases and death penalty decisions.
For the entire period from 1990 to 2017, the…