Superior Court Department
Fiscal Year 2011 Statistics
Civil - Breakdown of Dispositions
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| Fiscal
Year 2011 Statistics |
| Breakdown of Dispositions
-- Cases disposed by: |
 |
Settlement |
Finding |
Jury
Verdict |
Other |
TOTAL |
| Barnstable |
368 |
93 |
17 |
374 |
852 |
| Berkshire |
169 |
25 |
11 |
175 |
380 |
| Bristol |
622 |
122 |
30 |
939 |
1,713 |
| Dukes |
28 |
11 |
1 |
27 |
67 |
| Essex |
842 |
336 |
52 |
1,471 |
2,701 |
| Franklin |
29 |
12 |
2 |
68 |
111 |
| Hampden |
502 |
143 |
12 |
501 |
1,158 |
| Hampshire |
135 |
33 |
9 |
103 |
280 |
| Middlesex |
1,901 |
518 |
98 |
2,441 |
4,958 |
| Nantucket |
26 |
14 |
2 |
48 |
90 |
| Norfolk |
826 |
484 |
46 |
920 |
2,276 |
| Plymouth |
645 |
191 |
53 |
851 |
1,740 |
| Suffolk |
1,869 |
617 |
74 |
2,349 |
4,909 |
| Worcester |
1,111 |
417 |
49 |
1,437 |
3,014 |
| Superior
Court |
9,073 |
3,016 |
456* |
11,704** |
24,249 |
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* This number does not include cases settled during trial prior to verdict, or cases that 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 judgment on the pleadings, summary judgment, directed verdict, and jury waived verdict.
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