Personal Injury Law

Misdiagnosis Lawsuits: Verdict Data

Jury Verdict Research published a study this month that found that medical malpractice plaintiffs receive an average of $983,769 for being "incorrectly diagnosed with a serious illness resulting in fear or unnecessary treatment." For once, the median is not far behind the average. The median misdiagnosis verdict was $843,362.

To provide a contrast, the study also provided the most recent national data for medical malpractice verdicts. The average medical malpractice verdict in the United States over the last 11 years is $713,457. The median malpractice verdict is $196,500. Approximately 15% of malpractice awards exceed $1,000,000 which certainly inflates the average, although a number of these verdicts are not collectable because of either caps on noneconomic damages or because the doctor did not maintain malpractice insurance.

Full post as published by Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog on November 08, 2010 (boomark / email).