Study Shows Few Malpractice Suits "Frivolous"


Posted on May 22, 2006

May 22, Richmond Times-Dispatch: Harvard University researchers have found that relatively few medical malpractice suits involve frivolous claims, even though nearly half of the cases studied resulted in no payment. The study, released this month, closely tracks findings of a separate study of Virginia cases. That effort, undertaken by the state Bureau of Insurance last year, found few jury awards exceeding $1 million. And it found that as many as three-quarters of the suits filed in the state resulted in no payment to alleged victims of malpractice. Follow the link below for the whole story.

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