Many people say the civil justice system is overburdened. Many cases center on suits involving businesses. The following data are based on a Wall Street Journal report. Researchers conducted a study of lawsuits involving 1908 businesses ranked in the Fortune 1000 over a 20-year period. They found the following distribution of civil justice caseloads brought before the federal courts involving the businesses. Note: Contract cases involve disputes over contracts between businesses.
Case Type Number of Filings (in thousands)
Contracts 107
General torts (personal injury) 191
Asbestos liability 49
Other product liability 38
All other 21
a. Make a Pareto chart of the caseloads. Maple Generated Plot Maple Generated Plot Maple Generated Plot Maple Generated Plot Which type of cases occurs most frequently? contracts other product liability general torts asbestos liability all other
b. Make a pie chart showing the percentage of cases of each type.