{"id":841,"date":"2023-09-05T11:07:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T15:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/millerandzois.lawblogger.net\/medical-malpractice\/how-much-malpractice-claim\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T11:11:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T16:11:19","slug":"how-much-malpractice-claim","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/how-much-malpractice-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"How Are Malpractice Settlements Calculated?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The formula for the settlement value of medical malpractice claims is quite simple. The settlement calculation that victims, doctors, and hospitals use in medical malpractice lawsuits is the expected average jury verdict multiplied by the likelihood of the plaintiff prevailing at trial.<\/p>\n<p>The costs of litigation and the pain of adverse publicity complicate the calculation of the formula. But, as we explain below, the costs of bringing litigation are of more significant concern to the doctor&#8217;s insurance company or the hospital than the victim because most malpractice lawyers advance all of the litigation costs and bear the risk of an adverse outcome.<\/p>\n<p>Publicity concerns are very real to a hospital and can add to the value of a case. Last year, we had a $10 million verdict against a hospital that is undoubtedly even more sorry that it let that case go to trial because newspapers picked up the verdict. But if no hospital is involved and the claim is against an unknown doctor, the insurance company is unlikely to consider adverse publicity in their settlement calculations significantly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/how-much-malpractice-claim\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading How Are Malpractice Settlements Calculated?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The formula for the settlement value of medical malpractice claims is quite simple. The settlement calculation that victims, doctors, and hospitals use in medical malpractice lawsuits is the expected average jury verdict multiplied by the likelihood of the plaintiff prevailing at trial. 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