So many cases in the legal profession are settled out of court almost immediately, I wouldn't take many statistics like this at face value. Once you filter out

So many cases in the legal profession are settled out of court almost immediately, I wouldn't take many statistics like this at face value. Once you filter out the majority of legal cases that accrue, say, less than a thousand total billable hours, I imagine filing summary judgements in these "serious" cases is quite common.