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Article: Jury Verdict Research Releases Verdict Study: Medical-Malpractice Jury-Award Median Up Slightly; Overall Median Compensatory Award Down 30%.
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- April 1, 2004
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HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2004
Jury awards for medical-malpractice claims rose fractionally, while awards for all personal-injury liabilities fell significantly, according to Jury Verdict Research(R)'s report, Current Award Trends in Personal Injury -- 43rd Edition.
After steadily climbing more than 100% from 1996 to 2000, the compensatory jury-award median for medical-malpractice cases has leveled off the last three years studied. The percentage of $1 million or more medical-malpractice verdicts remained the same from 1999 through 2002 at 52%.
National Compensatory Jury-Award Median in ...