Economic SnapshotMedian-only Plaintiffs are awarded significantly less money when they are forced to settle with mandatory arbitration rather than court Median damages Federal court $176,426 Mandatory arbitration $36,500 ChartData Download dataThe data below can be saved or copied directly into Excel. The data underlying the figure. Mean damages include cases in which $0 was awarded. Share on Facebook Tweet this chart EmbedCopy the code below to embed this chart on your website.<iframe width="100%" height="460" src="https://www.epi.org?p=99612&view=embed&embed_template=charts_v2013_08_21&embed_date=20240504&onp=99612&utm_source=epi_press&utm_medium=chart_embed&utm_campaign=charts_v2" frameborder="0"></iframe> Download image Previous chart: « Social Security is important to all education groups (and 401(k)s and IRA distributions are not): Mean annual income of people 65 and older by source and education, 2014 Next chart: Single women rely most on Social Security: Mean annual income of people 65 and older by source, gender, and marital status, 2014 »