Baltimore Medical Malpractice Lawyers: Rising Payouts in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

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Baltimore Medical Malpractice Lawyers discuss Rising Payouts in Medical Malpractice LawsuitsAccording to a new study, payouts are on the rise for medical malpractice lawsuits. Researchers reviewed statistics from the National Practitioner Data Bank, which tracks medical malpractice payments, to accumulate the numbers. During 1992-1996, the largest payout for a malpractice suit was nearly $290,000, and rose almost 25 percent at the highest level to over $350,000 in the years between 2009 and 2014. Out of 280,000 paid claims, nearly 10 percent reached the $1 million mark, and about 30 percent involved patient fatalities. Researchers point to the influence of tort reform in the suits, which weeds out the less solid cases, but leaves the cases that generate higher claim payouts overall.

The most common complaint in medical malpractice suits was found to be diagnostic errors. With the hurried pace in emergency rooms or medical facilities, even well-trained and experienced physicians and medical personnel may make mistakes that could lead to the increase of life-threatening complications or even fatalities. This, in turn, could contribute to the rising amount of medical malpractice lawsuits successfully filed.

If you or someone you love developed medical complications due to a diagnostic error, contact our Baltimore medical malpractice lawyers at LeViness, Tolzman & Hamilton to help you pursue your claim. Contact us online or call 800-547-4LAW (4529) for a free consultation.

Our offices are located in Baltimore, Columbia, Glen Burnie, and Towson, allowing us to represent victims of medical malpractice in Maryland, including those in Anne Arundel County, Carroll County, Harford County, Howard County, Montgomery County, Maryland’s Western Counties, Southern Maryland, and the Eastern Shore, as well as the communities of Catonsville, Essex, Halethorpe, Middle River, Rosedale, Gwynn Oak, Brooklandville, Dundalk, Pikesville, Parkville, Nottingham, Windsor Mill, Lutherville, Timonium, Sparrows PointRidgewood, and Elkridge.