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Relation between Negligent Adverse Events and the Outcomes of Medical-Malpractice Litigation

1996; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 335; Issue: 26 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejm199612263352606

1533-4406

Troyen A. Brennan, Colin M. Sox, Helen Burstin,

Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems

We have previously shown that in New York State the initiation of malpractice suits correlates poorly with the actual occurrence of adverse events (injuries resulting from medical treatment) and negligence. There is little information on the outcome of such lawsuits, however. To assess the ability of malpractice litigation to make accurate determinations, we studied 51 malpractice suits to identify factors that predict payment to plaintiffs.