Aren’t these personal injury or “tort” lawsuits flooding the courts?

No. Tort cases make up only 4 percent of the entire civil court caseload and they are decreasing. By contrast, contract cases (often filed by businesses against consumers or other businesses) “dominate the civil landscapes,” comprising 47 percent of state court civil caseloads.

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