Civil Justice Report No. 3  September 2001

Appendix of Statistical Tables

Table 1: Populations Of Counties Surveyed, With Comparisons To Other Counties With Large Class Action Dockets
County	Population of County	Percent Population of the United States
Palm Beach, FL	1,131,184	0.40%
Madison, IL	258,941	0.09%
Jefferson, TX	252,051	0.09%
Los Angeles, CA	9,519,338	3.4%
Cook County, CA	5,376,741	1.9%

Table 2: Retail Sales and Manufacturers Shipments by County, with Comparisons to State and National Values
County	Palm Beach, FL	Madison, IL	Jefferson, TX
Retail Sales by County, 1997(in $1000)	11,731,186	2,057,045	2,570,929
Percent Retail Sales of State	7.8%	1.9%	1.4%
Percent Retail Sales of the United States	0.48%	0.08%	0.10%
County Manufacturers Shipments, 1997 (in $1000)	6,344,506	7,676,517	15,920,187
Percent Manufacturers Shipments of State	8.2%	3.8%	5.3%
Percent Manufacturers Shipments of the United States	0.17%	0.20%	0.41%

Table 3: Per Capita Class Action Rate Of Counties Surveyed
County	Palm Beach, FL	Madison, IL	Jefferson, TX
Population of County	1,131,184	258,941	252,051
Percent Population of the United States	0.4%	0.09%	0.09%
Per Capita Class Action Rate For 2000 (Per Million)	35.4	150.6	78.4
Projected Number Of Total US Class Actions At Per Capita Rate	9,951	42,386	22,331

Table 4: Repeat Appearances By Plaintiffs' Counsel
County	Palm Beach, FL	Madison, IL	Jefferson, TX
Distinct Law Firms Appearing on Complaints	115	67	45
Cumulative Number of Appearances by All Law Firms on All Complaints	181	222	75
Percentage of Cumulative Appearances Attributable to Top Five Most Frequently Appearing Firms	26.5%	45.5%	32%
Number of Firms Appearing Only Once	96	40	30