The following may delay and/or reduce a refund: A tax return that has errors A taxpayer and/or spouse, if filing a joint return, who has any outstanding unpaid assessments,
Pre-trial Settlement Percentage: Statistics on Personal Injury Settlements. Four percent to five percent of the personal injury cases in the United States go to trial. 95 percent to 96 percent of personal injury cases are settled pretrial. Several researchers and experts quote these numbers like gospel. The source of these statistics is the US Government, so gospel it is.
Upwards of 90% of all lawsuits do settle before going to trial (although this varies depending on the specific area of law and the resources of the disputants). Most litigators spend more of their in-court time arguing motions (often on procedural issues) than on trials. While there is some overlap between these two large areas, most lawyers (especially in larger firms) concentrate their practices on one or the other. Solo and small firm practitioners tend to be more generalists and will engage in a mix of transactional work and litigation.