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Judge Benjamin F. Gibson

Judge, W.D. MI

Democrat Court: MIWD Born: 1931-01-01
167
Cases in Database
16%
Settlement Rate
31%
Dismissal Rate
15%
Trial Rate
63,114
Court Cases (FJC)

Judicial Positions

CourtPositionStartEnd
W.D. MIJudge19791999

Disposition Patterns — MIWD

How 63,114 cases ended in this court (FJC Integrated Database)

16%
Settled
31%
Dismissed
15%
Went to Trial
$223,431
Avg Award
$13,000
Median Award
3,923
Judgment for Plaintiff
Case TypeTotalSettledDismissedTrialPretrialAvg Award
Prison Condition7,6334%67%10%0%$303,400
Civil Rights7,4541%39%33%0%$118,886
General6,4900%63%7%0%
Other Civil Rights4,29821%31%21%0%$447,845
Other Contract3,12137%16%13%7%$387,213
DIWC/DIWW (405(g))3,1131%8%23%0%$9,000
Employee Retirement Income Security Act2,32634%14%16%13%$118,128
Employment2,27840%17%21%0%$217,731
SSID Title XVI1,9381%11%4%0%
Consumer Credit1,84337%12%3%2%$123,404
Motions to Vacate Sentence1,7090%71%10%0%
Other Statutory Actions1,66225%21%14%3%$235,862
Other Personal Injury1,14442%18%16%0%$155,618
Insurance1,08838%16%17%1%$611,259
Recovery of Student Loans9595%4%26%45%$66,075
Personal Injury - Product Liability87144%9%9%0%$347,552
Copyrights61922%9%10%9%$17,934
Fair Labor Standards Act61548%11%16%4%$205,593
Trademark54137%13%17%5%$124,357
Motor Vehicle53857%11%10%1%$356,028

Michigan State Court Analytics by Category

CategoryFilingsSettledDismissedTrialDefaultMedian Duration
Landlord-Tenant107,96528.5%31.2%2.1%33.4%42d
Contract55,48238.6%24.1%2.9%28.7%275d
Divorce/Family32,80050.8%22.5%4.5%16.2%285d
Personal Injury21,50064.5%21.2%3.8%5.2%395d
Consumer Protection12,59534.2%22.8%2.4%35.1%195d
Workers' Comp9,29671.2%12.4%6.8%3.2%445d
Employment7,34764.2%21.3%4.5%4.8%420d
Wrongful Death1,13972.5%14.8%5.2%3.1%520d

Source: Michigan Administrative Office of the Courts

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