Litigation statistics in the US?

[tonibraxton]

I'm doing an essay and I want to know:

a.) What percentage of lawsuits are malpractice lawsuits.
b.) What percentage of lawsuits are product liability lawsuits.

Please no guesses. I want facts and sources please.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[shipley]

These are torts claims and represent a minor fraction of litigation. You would need to look at specific jurisdictions and not try to get so big as to encompass the entire country in your research. It's untenable to look into that much data simply to pull out two minor types of torts.