Superior Court Department
Fiscal Year 2008 Statistics
Civil - Breakdown of Dispositions

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Fiscal Year 2008 Statistics Breakdown of Dispositions -- Cases disposed by: Settlement Finding Jury Verdict Other TOTAL Barnstable 433 111 20 362 926 Berkshire 148 29 11 225 413 Bristol 780 145 20 665 1,610 Dukes 38 11 3 29 81 Essex 892 524 39 1,025 2,480 Franklin 50 10 4 93 157 Hampden 641 168 20 570 1,399 Hampshire 141 23 12 124 300 Middlesex 2,097 381 82 2,592 5,152 Nantucket 21 7 0 18 46 Norfolk 937 486 53 848 2,324 Plymouth 700 160 37 777 1,674 Suffolk 2,332 667 84 2,924 6,007 Worcester 1,043 401 61 1,453 2,958 Superior Court 10,253 3,123 446* 11,705* 25,527

* This number does not include cases settled during trial prior to verdict, or cases which were mistried for any reason.

It may or may not include cases disposed by jury in which the court disposed of one or more claims upon dispositive or other motion, prior to verdict.

**The disposition category of “Other” includes the following: Assessment of damages, Mary Moe finding, judgment on motion to dismiss, motion for judgement on the pleadings, summary judgment, directed verdict, and jury waived verdict.