89 percent of respondents based in the U.S.
The source does not indicate the number of respondents for the 2016 survey.
Original question: 'Identify the three most numerous types of litigation matters that were pending against your company in the last 12 months.'
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Most common types of pending litigations U.S. 2016-2017
This statistic depicts the share of pending litigation against companies in the United States in 2016 and 2017, broken down by the type of litigation. During the 2017 survey, ** percent of companies stated that labor or employment lawsuits was amongst the three most common types of pending litigation against their company over the last 12 months.
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Norton Rose Fulbright. (October 31, 2017). Share of pending litigation against companies in the United States in 2016 and 2017, by type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/892494/legal-services-types-of-pending-litigation-per-company-united-states/
Norton Rose Fulbright. "Share of pending litigation against companies in the United States in 2016 and 2017, by type." Chart. October 31, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/892494/legal-services-types-of-pending-litigation-per-company-united-states/
Norton Rose Fulbright. (2017). Share of pending litigation against companies in the United States in 2016 and 2017, by type. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/892494/legal-services-types-of-pending-litigation-per-company-united-states/
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Share of pending litigation against companies in the United States in 2016 and 2017, by type [Graph], Norton Rose Fulbright, October 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/892494/legal-services-types-of-pending-litigation-per-company-united-states/
