Over the last ten years, civil filings have increased 20%.

Court records also show hundreds of civil filings against Vistamax by the former employee.

For instance, several studies have shown that civil filings in Federal courts parallel population growth.

The claims were to be negotiated along with more than 100 other civil filings in Drexel's Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.

It shows that the increase in civil filings since then has stemmed mainly from contract disputes, personal injuries and complaints from Federal prisoners.

Excluding student loan filings, total civil filings increased 1%.

Excluding personal injury cases, civil filings otherwise were relatively stable, falling 1 percent.

Total private civil filings fell 8 percent as federal question filings related to asbestos dropped 99 percent.

Over the last ten years, civil filings have increased 7 percent.

The checks usually consist of a public record search for criminal or civil filings.