Medical Malpractice Cases

Medical Malpractice Settlement Amounts - By Severity of Injury

Medical Malpractice Settlement Amounts - By Severity of Injury

SEVERITY OF INJURYAVERAGE INDEMNITY PAIDCOUNT
Permanent: Death $320,557.245,250
Permanent: Minor Loss of fingers loss or damage to organs Includes non disabling injuries $265,994.692,622
Temporary: Minor Infections misset fracture fall in hospital Recovery delayed $101,448.012,215
Permanent: Significant Deafness loss of limb loss of eye loss of one kidney or lung $381,741.061,941
Temporary: Major Burns surgical material left drug side effect brain damage Recovery delayed $174,784.831,351
Permanent: Major Paraplegia blindness loss of two limbs brain damage $585,775.171,204
Permanent: Grave Quadraplegia severe brain damage lifelong care or fatal prognosis $1,837,249.56749
Temporary: Slight Lacerations contusions minor scars rash No delay $69,647.33379
Emotional Only Fright no physical damage$71,809.08329
Summary$3,809,006.9816,040
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