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Pennsylvania Malpractice Statistics | Value of Your Case
Here are some interesting malpractice statistics in Pennsylvania for 2013: Doctors won 77% of the medical malpractice cases that went to a jury trial. In fact, there is not a single jurisdiction in...
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Medical Malpractice and Confirmation Bias
There are a lot of differences between good hospitals and bad hospitals. It is an all too common trope to claim that one thing encapsulates the differences between good and bad. It is always more...
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Summary Judgment in Hospital Malpractice Case in Rochester
The first recorded opinion that I have seen in 2015 is a reminder to medical malpractice victims that there is rarely another option to hiring a lawyer in a medical malpractice case. In Bagley v....
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Emergency Room Malpractice in Georgia
Many states are trying to carve out malpractice caps and different standards of care for emergency room doctors in medical malpractice cases. The thinking starts out okay. Emergency department...
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Missouri Talking About Damage Caps Again | 2015 Update
After a divided Supreme Court of Missouri found the legislature’s $350,000 statutory cap unconstitutional 2 year ago, opponents of letting juries decide just how victims should be compensated said the...
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Illinois Malpractice Verdicts | Malpractice Settlement Value
I think sample settlements and verdicts are a useful tool in conjunction with other tools to help victims better understand at least the range of values in a medical malpractice case. Clearly, no two...
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Five Interesting Personal Injury Verdicts in Pennsylvania in 2015
There have been a lot of interesting personal injury and wrongful death verdicts and settlements in 2015 in Pennsylvania. Here are five verdicts you will find of particular interest. $450,000 Verdict...
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5 Interesting Verdicts in Virginia in 2015
Here are 5 interesting jury verdicts in 2015 that you might finding interesting: $13,000 Settlement – A 31 year-old man is driving his car on the highway at a rate of around 60 mph. He approaches an...
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Settlement Value of New Jersey Personal Injury Cases
Jury Verdict Research conducted a study and found that the median award in a personal injury case is approximately $100,000. This is twice the national average. The bad news for New Jersey Plaintiffs...
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Negligent Credentialing in South Dakota
A South Dakota judge ruled this week that health care providers are subject to negligent credentialing lawsuits when they fail to properly credential doctors. Judge Bruce Anderson made another...
View ArticleGEICO Verdicts and Settlements in Oregon in 2016
Below is a list of GEICO settlements and verdicts in Oregon in 2016. Oregon: $120,000 Verdict. An adult female is driving in the left lane of a three-lane, one-way road when she is struck by a vehicle...
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Herniated Disc Jury Verdict in Florida: $ 142,554 Verdict
Value of Injury Cases: Disc Injuries I think it is useful to write about jury verdicts and give thoughts as to why I think the jury found as they did and the issues that arose in the case. Why?...
View ArticleAverage Injury Verdicts in California
Jury Verdict Research found that the average money damage award for personal injury trials in California is $1,814,094. The median verdict, perhaps a better statistic, is $114,305. Other interesting...
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New York Jury Awards | Settlement Data and Sample Cases
Jury Verdict Research’s recent study finds that the compensatory median award for personal injury trials in New York is $287,628, dwarfing nationwide median is $34,550. New York has favorable juries,...
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Average Personal Injury Case in Minnesota
The average verdict in a personal injury case in Minnesota is $271,577. The national average is $885,600. Does this mean Minnesota juries are not sympathetic to personal injury victims? I think it...
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Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Law in Minnesota
Our law firm handles birth injury cases all over the country. We recently picked up a case in Minnesota. The first thing we need to do when going to a new jurisdiction is research the law and talk to...
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Huge Cerebral Palsy Verdict for 1984 Birth
The purpose of this post is to discuss a cerebral palsy verdict for an injury that occurred in 1984 and to explain the statute of limitations in birth injury cases in Washington in 2018. A Saratoga...
View Article$31 Million Awarded for Circumcision Malpractice in Georgia
This post is about a large verdict in Georgia after an awful circumcision mishap caused a boy serious and permanent injuries. In this post, I talk about this tragic case and I also take a deep dive...
View ArticleMichigan Jury Awards $130 Million in Cerebral Palsy Case
In Oakland County, Michigan, a jury awarded a $130 million settlement on behalf of a boy suffering from cerebral palsy. The jury found two medical technicians liable for causing the child’s severe and...
View ArticleFailure to Diagnose Fetal Macrosomia Costs Minnesota Midwife $8.9 Million
In October, a birth injury malpractice verdict was awarded against a Minnesota midwife which demonstrates the very real dangers of failing to accurately estimate the fetal size and weight before...
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