Uncover Hidden Reasons Most Cases Avoid Courtroom Trials
Video Transcript
Most civil and criminal cases settle or resolve without a courtroom trial, with estimates commonly showing fewer than 5% of civil cases reaching trial. Pretrial motions, plea bargains, mediation, arbitration, costs, time, and litigation risk often make negotiated outcomes more predictable than a verdict. This article explains the hidden strategic, procedural, and financial reasons trials are avoided and how those factors shape case outcomes.
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media
“I know that most cases don’t go to trial, whether it’s criminal, and in this particular case, personal injury, it’s a civil case, so I know that most cases don’t go to trial. How long, if that’s that case, how long will my case last? When will my case be finished? That’s a question probably everybody has when they walk into your office.”
Spencer Freeman – Personal Injury Attorney – Pierce County, WA
“Again, I would say on average, we’re looking at about a 10 month turn-around from that time we start a case and the time that we can settle the case. But everything is so different. If we’re going to file in litigation, generally speaking, if I filed a lawsuit tomorrow, I’m not going to get a trial date for at least 12 months. Generally speaking, insurance companies will take a lot of that time before they start presenting some workable settlement offers to settle the case prior to trial. That can draw out a case for a while, for sure.”