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Judge David M. Lawson

Judge, E.D. MI

Democrat Court: MIED Born: 1951-01-01
138
Cases in Database
24%
Settlement Rate
18%
Dismissal Rate
24%
Trial Rate
211,467
Court Cases (FJC)

Education

SchoolDegreeYear
University of Notre DameB.A.1973

Judicial Positions

CourtPositionStartEnd
E.D. MIJudge2000Active

Disposition Patterns — MIED

How 211,467 cases ended in this court (FJC Integrated Database)

24%
Settled
18%
Dismissed
24%
Went to Trial
$122,094
Avg Award
$5,000
Median Award
28,304
Judgment for Plaintiff
Case TypeTotalSettledDismissedTrialPretrialAvg Award
Personal Injury - Product Liability20,63411%75%2%0%$324,769
General16,6292%14%60%0%$2,000
Other Contract16,37037%10%19%16%$204,756
Recovery of Student Loans15,8945%5%11%63%$47,929
Other Civil Rights13,33439%15%28%0%$260,807
Civil Rights11,0477%30%41%0%$49,500
Employee Retirement Income Security Act10,96438%6%23%12%$82,183
Employment8,92048%9%28%0%$344,933
DIWC/DIWW (405(g))7,9442%2%59%0%$2,000
Other Statutory Actions7,91741%15%19%3%$279,092
Other Personal Injury6,11248%10%18%0%$247,281
Insurance5,69750%8%22%1%$266,887
SSID Title XVI3,8982%4%40%0%$7,500
Motions to Vacate Sentence3,6262%29%56%0%$2,200
Consumer Credit3,19253%8%7%2%$123,813
Trademark2,41637%6%26%5%$277,585
Bankruptcy Appeals2,40719%23%9%0%$448,556
Labor/Management Relations2,20334%9%30%4%$162,169
Copyrights2,14229%6%16%5%$311,349
Motor Vehicle1,97457%9%10%0%$701,386

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

Financial Disclosures (200 holdings)

YearDescriptionValue Code
2020American Equity Fixed AnnuityL
2020American Funds -- Growth Fund of America (Custodian)K
2020BBH Limited Duration I Fund*L
2020CIM Real Estate Finance Trust NSAM
2020Cole Real Estate Inventment Trust*M
2020Columbia Dividend Income FundL
2020Delaware Life Fixed AnnuityL
2020FPA FDS TR FPA Crescent Protfolio Instl Cl Shs*M
2020First Eagle Global Fund*M
2020Ford Motor Company Common
2020Fundvantage Trust Polen Growth FundL
2020Henry Ford Village Apartment Receivable**L
2020Morgan Stanley Institutional Funds Global Franchise IM
2020Oakmark FDS Equity Income Fund*
2020Oxford Life Fixed Annuity *****60L
2020Oxford Life Fixed Annuity *****63L
2020T. Rowe Price Emerging Market FundM
2020iShares S&P Mid-Cap*
2020iShares Small-Cap*N
2020iShares Trust S&P 500 Index Fund*M
2019American Equity Fixed AnnuityL
2019American Funds -- Growth Fund of America (Custodian)K
2019American Funds Global Growth Portfolio*
2019BBH Limited Duration I Fund*M
2019Boston Capital Fund Series 30
2019CIM Real Estate Finance Trust NSAM
2019Citizens BankK
2019Cole Real Estate Inventment Trust*M
2019Columbia Dividend Income FundK
2019Delaware Life Fixed AnnuityL
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