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Study shows that only a small percentage of tort cases are medical malpractice cases

According to the Center for Justice & Democracy, medical malpractice cases represent a tiny percentage of tort cases filed each year. In 2004, medical malpractice cases accounted for an average of only four percent of tort cases in 13 states reporting.

In addition, contrary to popular myth, only a few injured patients file medical malpractice lawsuits. At the highest level, the estimated number of medical injuries (in hospitals and otherwise) is more than one million per year but only 85,000 malpractice suits are filed annually.

Other helpful links:

Medical Malpractice Lawyer: Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Dental malpractice: Dental Malpractice
Hospital Malpractice: Hospital Malpractice
Nursing Home Neglect: Nursing Home Neglect
EMT Paramedic Malpractice: EMT Paramedic Malpractice

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see also:

Malpractice System Study indicates that medical malpractice system works--Lawsuit Info
Malpractice lawyers: Research shows that malpractice system works

Medical malpractice payments Study shows that number of medical malpractice payments is declining
Research says that number of medical malpractice payments is dwindling

Malpractice: Tort Medical Malpractice cases comprise small proportion of tort cases
Study shows that medical malpractice cases are minority of tort cases
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$17.5 million — consolidated trial of 5 mesothelioma victims


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