Personal Injuries Litigation

Illness behaviour, pain and personal injury litigation.

Role of litigation in preventing product-related injuries.

Injuries and the law are connected in many important ways. The law can be a powerful tool for reducing the risk of injury (1). Laws can compel certain individual behaviors, such as seatbelt use, and prohibit other behaviors, such as speeding, to protect the safety of us all. Laws can also require product manufacturers to design and market their products in a manner that will reduce the likeliho...

Judicial Expenditures and Litigation Access: Evidence from Auto Injuries

Despite claims of a judicial funding crisis, there exists little direct evidence linking judicial budgets to court utilization. Using data on thousands of auto injuries covering a 15-year period, we measure the relationship between state-level court expenditures and the propensity of injured parties to pursue litigation. Controlling for state and plaintiff characteristics and accounting for the...

The underestimated impact of personal watercraft injuries.

The popularity of personal watercraft is steadily increasing, as are injuries related to their use. Many of these injuries are not reported to law enforcement agencies, and available personal watercraft injury statistics are suspected to be inaccurate. All personal watercraft-related injuries treated within a four-hospital system (including the regional Level I trauma center) between January 19...

[Personal system in the evaluation of injuries in children].