The likelihood of a plaintiff verdict
in 2003 falls by 10% from 2002, while the award amount received
also declines from $21,275 in 2002 to $15,000 in 2003, according
to Jury Verdict Research®'s 2005 Tennessee Verdict Survey.
The statistics are based on verdicts rendered in Tennessee
from 1998 through 2004. The study also includes a breakdown
of specific injury and liability categories in the state
of Tennessee.
Tennessee plaintiffs' recovery probability
- the number of plaintiff verdicts to total verdicts - fell
from 2002 to 2003, but overall, it is still greater than
the national plaintiffs' rate by 7%.
The median is the middle value among
awards listed in ascending order. This value provides the
most accurate gauge of the norm for a specific sampling
of jury award data.
Jury Verdict
Research® maintains the only nationwide database of
more than 250,000 plaintiff and defense verdicts and settlements,
resulting from personal injury claims. The data are reported,
tabulated and analyzed to determine values, trends and deviations
for 400 injuries and 300 liabilities. Jury Verdict Research®
is a division of LRP Publications, Inc.
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