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group | bankruptcy | dismissed | implicitly settled | lost | released | relinquished | settled | unknown | victory | withdrawn | Total |
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all* | 14 | 530 | 327 | 1,875 | 17 | 42 | 1,155 | 1 | 159 | 528 | 4,648 |
under48 | 1 | 92 | 81 | 390 | 1 | 7 | 238 | 0 | 30 | 61 | 901 |
48plus | 4 | 58 | 57 | 412 | 3 | 7 | 250 | 0 | 26 | 60 | 877 |
group | bankruptcy | dismissed | implicitly settled | lost | released | relinquished | settled | unknown | victory | withdrawn | Total |
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% all* | 0% | 11% | 7% | 40% | 0% | 1% | 25% | 0% | 3% | 11% | 100% |
% under 48 | 0% | 10% | 9% | 43% | 0% | 1% | 26% | 0% | 3% | 7% | 100% |
% 48plus | 0% | 7% | 6% | 47% | 0% | 1% | 29% | 0% | 3% | 7% | 100% |
• This is marginally higher than the rate for plaintiffs who are under 48 (26%)
Fact #2: 43% of the cases for plaintiffs who are 48-&-over result in a loss• This is slightly higher than the rate for plaintiffs who are under 48 (25%)
Fact #3: All other rates (for plaintiffs who are 48-&-over) are equal-to-or-less-than the rates for plaintiffs who are under 48.• For instance, dismissals are 10% vs 11%; while withdrawals are 7% to 11%.
Takeaway #1: Compared to plaintiffs who are under 48, plaintiffs who are 48-&-over get results that are slightly more spread out.• Compare Facts 1 through 3 (above)
*Note: the demographic characteristics for many litigants is unknown. Which is why the “all” row doesn’t quite measure up to the sum of the individual pieces (see tables [above]).