MDL Dashboard

Summary includes every MDL listed for the selected month in the JPML district report, including zero pending actions. MDL shares use that count; pending-action shares use that month's pending total. Trends exclusions do not apply here. Percentages are calculated before rounding; a zero denominator is unavailable.

Use the Summary control to group MDLs by reported pending actions or reported total actions. Total actions include pending actions and actions no longer pending. The concentration figure is the smallest number of MDLs whose combined counts reach at least 80% of the selected action total.

Categories come from the same-date JPML Docket Type report. Counts and action shares use all listed MDLs, including an Unknown group when a classification is missing. Titles are not used to infer categories.

Age runs from the source's Date Transferred to the selected month's source date. It describes MDL dockets, not the age or duration of their constituent actions. Calendar anniversaries define the bands; February 29 becomes February 28 in non-leap years. Fractional years use the interval between anniversaries. The median weights each MDL equally. Blank, invalid, and future dates remain unknown and are excluded from the median.

Map shading shows the number of MDLs listed in each transferee district for the selected report. Zero means no MDLs are listed there; it does not establish zero underlying actions or district workload. Select a shaded district or a district in the expandable table to see its listed MDLs, titles, judges, and action counts. Alaska, Hawaii, and territories use separate map boxes. If verified boundaries are unavailable, a ranked district view appears instead. The map does not describe where plaintiffs live or where actions were filed.

Types and transfer dates use available same-date reports. MDL Number reports can supply transfer dates when a Docket Type report is missing. Conflicting fields remain unknown. Missing metadata does not remove an MDL from the population. Records are joined by report date and MDL number, with their source versions retained.

Calendar-year, fiscal-year, cumulative, and irregular reporting periods retain their printed definitions. Blank cells remain unreported. The History tables reproduce verified source tables; they are not additional monthly snapshots.

Recent reports provide Date Closed and a covered interval. Cumulative reports may provide only a termination year. Repeated appearances in overlapping reports do not establish additional closures. A termination does not establish settlement.

Original JPML hosting is preferred. Recovered archive copies identify the original JPML URL and capture date. Changed source files are retained as separate versions. A PDF can be available even when its figures have not passed the table checks.

Research links reviewed transfer orders for a limited current cohort. Order filing dates and initial assignments come from those PDFs; current judges, districts, and action counts come from the dated monthly report. An unlinked MDL has not yet been verified. Reviewed order sources ↗

Monthly facts retain their exact report date and source. Earlier titles remain searchable. The last monthly observation is not a termination date. Multiple rows remain separate; they are not added into an assumed MDL total. The observed peak is the highest single-row pending count in available reports, with the earliest tied date shown. It may not be the lifetime peak.

Compare two to four MDLs in calendar time or elapsed days since a verified initial centralization order was filed. Relative origins require a reviewed operative order and exact source page; neither the first monthly appearance nor a generic transfer date supplies an origin. Coverage is limited to the reviewed order cohort. Lines use actual source dates, retain gaps for absent listings, and do not add missing-month values. CSV exports retain dates, listing status, origin evidence, and monthly source identities.

Archive search always includes validated tables from the recent and cumulative termination reports. Identical excerpts share citations; differing reported facts remain separate. Letter-suffixed MDL identifiers are distinct. A reported year remains a year; unavailable columns remain unavailable. Monthly action counts and cumulative termination statistics are not combined, and neither absence nor a termination entry proves settlement or current status.