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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

Just as a matter of interest. How many malpractice lawsuits succeed, and on what basis do they succeed?

6 posted on 07/25/2004 5:30:28 PM PDT by Happygal (Kerry has a chin that could chop cabbage in a glass!)

I'm not sure, but usually most cases especially with insurance cases are settled out of court since it costs thousands of dollars to defend them even if the doctor is innocent.

It's sometimes cheaper to pay up instead of fighting them and winning, let alone losing.

I'm not familiar with malpractice, but the legal bills for the CCW fight in Michigan (Constitutional Law attorney) for example were about $100,000 (District, Appeals, and Supreme Court Fight) I think the top attorney charged $500 an hour(Supreme Court level). We won though.

7 posted on 07/25/2004 5:37:09 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan ("If you want a little peace, sometimes you gotta fight" - Sammy Hagar)

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