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Medical Malpractice Award

Our health is one of the greatest gifts any human being can have. That is one of the reasons why the government puts such a high premium on competent, even excellent, medical care for it citizens. So much so that if a medical provider is negligent and causes injury to a patient, there is a very specific list of steps to take to seek a medical malpractice award for the pain and suffering, the lost wages, and the medical costs that result from the injury, just to name a few. In recent years, medical malpractice awards are, on average, around $425,000, although some can reach up into the million, and others can have a much smaller total. In medical malpractice fatalities, the suit is a generally a wrongful death suit, although the logistics of it are very similar to a regular medical malpractice award case.

Fast Facts

  • Most tort cases in this country receive a median award of $27,000, about 16 times smaller than an average medical malpractice award.
  • Before a medical malpractice suit can be filed, the plaintiff must be sure they have grounds for such a suit, and the first step in finding out is having an independent doctor examine you thoroughly.

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