"A"

"B"

"C"

"D"

"F"

Mean
Grade

Ranking Within Element

Having and Enforcing Meaningful Venue Requirements

%

16

47

23

2

1

3.8

18

Overall Treatment of Tort and Contract Litigation

%

12

52

26

6

-

3.7

12

Treatment of Class Action Suits and Mass Consolidation Suits

%

4

34

29

11

1

3.4

30

Punitive Damages

%

13

31

32

10

1

3.5

14

Timeliness of Summary Judgment or Dismissal

%

8

42

33

8

1

3.5

22

Discovery

%

11

53

22

7

-

3.7

13

Scientific and Technical Evidence

%

6

43

30

7

-

3.6

23

Non-economic Damages

%

10

41

31

8

-

3.6

11

Judges' Impartiality

%

17

46

28

4

-

3.8

20

Judges' Competence

%

13

48

29

4

-

3.7

20

Juries’ Predictability

%

4

39

37

8

1

3.4

18

Juries’ Fairness

%

14

42

28

6

-

3.7

11

OVERALL STATE GRADE

%

7

64

21

4

-

3.8