Many people say the civil justice system is overburdened. Many cases center on suits involving businesses....

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: Contracts 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.

Which type of cases occur most frequently?

general torts

other product liability

contracts

all other

asbestos liability

(b) Make a pie chart showing the percentage of cases of each type.

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