| NCJ Number: |
203098  |
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| Title: |
Medical Malpractice Trials and Verdicts in Large Counties, 2001 |
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| Document: |
Agency Summary|PDF|Text |
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| Author(s): |
Thomas H. Cohen J.D. |
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| Date Published: |
April 2004 |
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| Annotation: |
This document presents findings on medical malpractice cases disposed of by jury and bench trial in general jurisdiction courts in the Nation’s 75 largest counties during 2001. |
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| Abstract: |
Information is provided on the types of injuries claimed by plaintiffs, plaintiff winners, and compensatory and punitive monetary damages awarded to plaintiff winners in medical malpractice trials. Trend data for medical malpractice jury trial litigation in 1992, 1996, and 2001 are also presented. Highlights include the following: (1) 90 percent of medical malpractice trials involved plaintiffs that claimed malpractice had caused death or permanent injury; (2) about half of the sampled medical malpractice trials were brought against surgeons, while a third were against non-surgeons; and (3) the overall win rate for medical malpractice plaintiffs (27 percent) was about half of that found among plaintiffs in all tort trials (52 percent).
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| Main Term(s): |
Court studies; Medical malpractice |
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| Index Term(s): |
Legal liability; Legal malpractice; Malpractice litigation; Medical and dental services; Medical fraud; Medicolegal considerations |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
Washington, DC 20531
Justice Statistics Clearinghouse/NCJRS
Rockville, MD 20849
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Rockville, MD 20849-6000 |
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| Corporate Author: |
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
US Dept of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
United States of America |
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| Sale Source: |
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States of America
Justice Statistics Clearinghouse/NCJRS
P.O. Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849
United States of America |
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| Page Count: |
2 |
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| Format: |
Document |
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Report (Study/Research) |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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| Note: |
BJS Civil Justice Data Brief |
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| Agency Summary: |
https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=784 |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=203098 |
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