Market data
Mass torts in Michigan: market data
What public records say about the market for mass torts in Michigan: how much demand the courts and agencies count, how many law offices serve it, how many people need help in Spanish, and the ad rules that apply. Every number links to the record it comes from.
Demand: what courts and agencies count
Counts of filings, crashes, complaints and enforcement in the records each agency keeps. A count shows where problems were recorded, not how many people will hire a lawyer.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: cases in a multidistrict litigation | 0 cases filed, fiscal year | FY2025 | Michigan state | federal-filings-county v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750628 record federal-filings-county:MI · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: product liability | 72 cases filed, fiscal year | FY2025 | Michigan state | federal-filings-county v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750628 record federal-filings-county:MI · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Federal civil filings: private other personal injury (includes product liability, drug and device cases) | 295 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Eastern District of Michigan federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-mie-priv-other-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: cases in a multidistrict litigation (mdl) | 0 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | Eastern District of Michigan federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-mie-mdl · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: product liability and mass tort | 127 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | Eastern District of Michigan federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-mie-product-liability · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private other personal injury (includes product liability, drug and device cases) | 52 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Western District of Michigan federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-miw-priv-other-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: product liability and mass tort | 31 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | Western District of Michigan federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-miw-product-liability · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Pending actions in MDL 2570: Cook Medical, Inc., IVC Filters Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability… | 6,470 pending actions | as of 2026-10-01 | United States United States | mdl v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720737 record mdl-2570 · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Pending actions in MDL 2666: Bair Hugger Forced Air Warming Devices Products Liability Litigation | 8,424 pending actions | as of 2026-10-01 | United States United States | mdl v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720737 record mdl-2666 · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Pending actions in MDL 2738: Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products… | 69,340 pending actions | as of 2026-10-01 | United States United States | mdl v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720737 record mdl-2738 · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Pending actions in MDL 2789: Proton-Pump Inhibitor Products Liability Litigation (No. II) | 11,404 pending actions | as of 2026-10-01 | United States United States | mdl v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720737 record mdl-2789 · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Pending actions in MDL 2846: Davol, Inc./C.R. Bard, Inc., Polypropylene Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation | 23,324 pending actions | as of 2026-10-01 | United States United States | mdl v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720737 record mdl-2846 · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Pending actions in MDL 2873: Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation | 15,264 pending actions | as of 2026-10-01 | United States United States | mdl v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720737 record mdl-2873 · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Pending actions in MDL 2974: Paragard IUD Products Liability Litigation | 4,224 pending actions | as of 2026-10-01 | United States United States | mdl v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720737 record mdl-2974 · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Pending actions in MDL 3004: Paraquat Products Liability Litigation | 6,602 pending actions | as of 2026-10-01 | United States United States | mdl v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720737 record mdl-3004 · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Pending actions in MDL 3060: Hair Relaxer Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation | 12,381 pending actions | as of 2026-10-01 | United States United States | mdl v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720737 record mdl-3060 · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Pending actions in MDL 3081: Bard Implanted Port Catheter Products Liability Litigation | 4,140 pending actions | as of 2026-10-01 | United States United States | mdl v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720737 record mdl-3081 · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Pending actions in MDL 3094: Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1 RAs) Products Liability Litigation | 4,025 pending actions | as of 2026-10-01 | United States United States | mdl v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720737 record mdl-3094 · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Pending actions in MDL 3140: Depo-Provera (Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate) Products Liability Litigation | 6,412 pending actions | as of 2026-10-01 | United States United States | mdl v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720737 record mdl-3140 · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
Rising or falling
The change between the last two periods each source publishes. No threshold and no smoothing.
| Measure | Before | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: cases in a multidistrict litigation Michigan · record federal-filings-county:MI | 0 FY2024 | 0 FY2025 | no change |
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: product liability Michigan · record federal-filings-county:MI | 38 FY2024 | 72 FY2025 | rising (+89.5%) |
Lawyer supply
How many law offices and lawyers the federal statistics count here.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New lawyers admitted | 1,095 lawyers a year | 2025 | Michigan state | bar-pipeline v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443 record mi-bar-pipeline · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties under 1 law office per 10,000 residents | 12 counties | 2026-Q1 | Michigan state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-26 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties with no law office | 7 counties | 2026-Q1 | Michigan state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-26 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents living in those low-office counties | 3.2 percent of residents | 2026-Q1 | Michigan state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-26 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Employer law firms | 3,605 firms | 2022 | Michigan state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-mi-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Receipts of employer law firms | 5,448,007,000 US dollars | 2022 | Michigan state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-mi-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Law offices per 10,000 residents | 4.37 per 10,000 residents | 2026-Q1 | Michigan state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-26 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms) | 7,347 firms | latest Nonemployer Statistics year | Michigan state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-26 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Private law offices | 4,429 establishments | 2026-Q1 | Michigan state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-26 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Lawyers employed (wage-earning, BLS OEWS) | 16,620 jobs | May 2025 | Michigan state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:MI:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Median annual wage of employed lawyers | 130,520 US dollars a year | May 2025 | Michigan state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:MI:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Counties with the most demand per law office
Of the 25 counties in Michigan with the most federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: cases in a multidistrict litigation, the ten with the most per private law office. Both counts are shown with their records.
| County | Demand | Law offices | Per office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County, MI | 0 record federal-filings-county:26001 | 2 record law-offices-26001 | 0 |
| Alger County, MI | 0 record federal-filings-county:26003 | 2 record law-offices-26003 | 0 |
| Allegan County, MI | 0 record federal-filings-county:26005 | 18 record law-offices-26005 | 0 |
| Alpena County, MI | 0 record federal-filings-county:26007 | 7 record law-offices-26007 | 0 |
| Antrim County, MI | 0 record federal-filings-county:26009 | 5 record law-offices-26009 | 0 |
| Arenac County, MI | 0 record federal-filings-county:26011 | 2 record law-offices-26011 | 0 |
| Barry County, MI | 0 record federal-filings-county:26015 | 7 record law-offices-26015 | 0 |
| Bay County, MI | 0 record federal-filings-county:26017 | 25 record law-offices-26017 | 0 |
| Benzie County, MI | 0 record federal-filings-county:26019 | 2 record law-offices-26019 | 0 |
| Berrien County, MI | 0 record federal-filings-county:26021 | 36 record law-offices-26021 | 0 |
Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: cases in a multidistrict litigation (federal-filings-county v1.0.0, FY2025) ÷ Private law offices (law-offices v1.0.0, 2026-Q1). ratio = federal-filings-county.ffc.mdl / law-offices.qcew_estabs, rounded to 2 decimals; ranked highest first, among the 25 units with the most demand. Units with zero supply are listed apart (ratio undefined); units without a published value are listed as missing.
Spanish-language demand
People who speak Spanish and speak English less than very well, and the lawyers who speak Spanish, from the Census Bureau survey (with margins of error).
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) | 298 ±137 lawyers | 2020-2024 | Michigan state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:MI:lawyers-spanish · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer | 349 ±161 people per lawyer | 2020-2024 | Michigan state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:MI:lep-per-spanish-lawyer · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English (ACS) | 104,105 ±3,117 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Michigan state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:MI:spanish-lep · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English | 104,105 ±3,063 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Michigan state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-mi · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Ad rules that apply
The rules a law firm's ads in Michigan have to meet, summarized from the official texts. The full rules, with quotes, are on the state page.
| Topic | Status | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | The rules do not require ads to be filed or reviewed in advance. Keep a copy or recording of each ad for two years after it last ran, with a record of when and where it was used (7.2(b)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Required content | P primary source | For media advertising run under the heading of a phone number, web address, icon or trade name, the ad names at least one responsible lawyer with contact information. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Waiting periods for contact | P primary source | No waiting period in the Rules of Professional Conduct. By statute, no one may intentionally contact a person known to be injured in a motor vehicle accident, or an immediate family member, with a direct solicitation until 30 days after the accident, unless… official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Claims and results | P primary source | A communication cannot contain a material misrepresentation, create an unjustified expectation about results, or compare a lawyer's services with others' unless the comparison can be factually substantiated (7.1(a) to (c)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | A lawyer cannot give anything of value for recommending the lawyer's services, except to pay the reasonable cost of advertising, to pay the usual charges of a not-for-profit lawyer referral service or other legal service organization meeting Rule 6.3(b), or… official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Call recording | P primary source | The eavesdropping statute defines eavesdropping as recording the private discourse of others without the permission of all persons engaged in it. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Texting | P primary source | Section 1a bars telephone solicitations that use a recorded message and calls to numbers on the do-not-call list. Only a person who suffers loss from a violation may sue, for actual damages or $250, whichever is greater, plus attorney fees. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Drug and device injury ads (state statute) | D default rule | [object Object] |
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | Michigan: no filing or review of lawyer ads is required. official source · filing v1.2.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721409 · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | Lawyers in different firms may split a fee if the client is told about all the lawyers and does not object and the total fee is reasonable; there is no proportion-of-work or joint-responsibility test. official source · referral v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23747113 · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Limitation period | P primary source | Michigan, personal injury: 3 years, under Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805(2), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28. official source · limitations v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743673 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Limitation period | P primary source | Michigan, product liability: 3 years, under Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805(12), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28. official source · limitations v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743673 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Fee cap | P primary source | The court rule says the maximum contingency fee in a personal-injury, wrongful-death or no-fault benefits case is one-third of the amount recovered. official source · fees v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739965 · checked 2026-10-25 |
Prices and pay (national)
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs in legal services (seasonally adjusted) | 1,249 thousand jobs | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CES6054110001:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CPI-U: legal services | 230 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CUUR0000SEGC01:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: offices of lawyers | 338 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU541110541110:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: civil negligence legal services | 257 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU5411105411103:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
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Cite as: Probative Growth, The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443); Federal civil filings by nature of suit and district, 12-month periods since 2018 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009); Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430); Federal civil cases filed, by county of the plaintiff's residence, case type and year (Federal Judicial Center) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750628); How long federal civil cases take: outcomes, class actions and pro se share by district, nature of suit and year v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969); Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro v1.1.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758); Law firm size, solos and receipts, by state: Census SUSB 2022, Nonemployer Statistics 2024 and Economic Census 2022 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997); Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415); Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840); Legal need by county: who may need a lawyer, from the American Community Survey v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886); Legal-services prices and jobs, monthly (BLS CPI, PPI and CES) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854); Mass-tort docket tracker, federal MDL pending actions by month since 2019 v1.1.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720737); CC BY 4.0. https://probativegrowth.com/markets/michigan/mass-tort/
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