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April 21, 2005

More on Concentration of Malpractice Suits

This story is getting a lot of attention in the blogosphere. Again, I think a closer look at the statistics is needed to really understand what the numbers mean.

In the UK, if you're found to have filed a frivolous case, you have to pay all the legal fees. I'm told that works pretty well. But what if the problem isn't necessarily with the filees? This 2002 report by Public Citizen seems to indicate that a significant bulk of claims are filed against repeat offenders. Slightly over half of all medical malpractice claims are made against doctors with two or more claims, and fully 16.5% of those claims are made against those with...

 

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Posted on April 21, 2005 08:26 AM by Medica66.
Filed in Personal Injury Resources under medical malpractice.
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