From filing to verdict, trial-track cases take 12 to 30 months. Here's the breakdown.
Filing to discovery: 1 to 3 months. Initial pleadings, answer, and discovery requests.
Discovery: 6 to 12 months. Document exchange, depositions, expert disclosures.
Motions and mediation: 2 to 6 months. Summary judgment motions, court-ordered mediation, voluntary settlement negotiations.
Trial date and trial: 3 to 12 months. Final pre-trial motions, jury selection, trial, and verdict.
Post-trial motions and appeals: 0 to 24 months. Most cases end at verdict, but appeals can extend the timeline significantly.
Pre-settlement funding can extend across the full trial timeline. AARC's funding decisions on trial-track cases account for the extended timeline.
