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 49other product liability 38all other 21make a pareto chart of the caseloads.