Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

Medical Malpractice Lawsuits: An Essay on Patient Interests, the Colntingency Fee System, Juries, and Social Policy

Bargaining with Heterogeneous Beliefs: A Structural Analysis of Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

We propose a structural bargaining model where players hold heterogeneous beliefs about the …nal resolution if no settlement is reached outside the court. We show the distribution of their beliefs and the stochastic surplus are nonparametrically identi…ed from the probability for reaching an settlement and the distribution of …nal transfers between players. We then use a Simulated Maximum Likel...

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Personal consequences of malpractice lawsuits on American surgeons.

BACKGROUND Our objective was to identify the prevalence of recent malpractice litigation against American surgeons and evaluate associations with personal well-being. Although malpractice lawsuits are often filed against American surgeons, the personal consequences with respect to burnout, depression, and career satisfaction are poorly understood. STUDY DESIGN Members of the American College ...

Medical malpractice.

Few issues in health care spark as much ire and angst as medical-malpractice litigation. Physicians revile malpractice claims as random events that visit unwarranted expense and emotional pain on competent, hardworking practitioners. Commentators lament the “lawsuit lottery,” which provides windfalls for some patients, but no compensation for the vast majority of patients injured by medical car...