According to Jury Verdict Research®'s 2005 Virginia Verdict Survey, Virginia plaintiffs' chances of receiving a plaintiff verdict in a personal injury case exceed the national average. However, the national award median is significantly more than that of the Virginia award median.

The statistics are based on verdicts rendered in Virginia from 1998 through 2004. The study also includes a breakdown of specific injury and liability categories in the state of Virginia.

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.

The median award is the middle value among awards listed in ascending order. Of plaintiff verdicts, the median award provides the most accurate gauge of the norm for a specific sampling of jury award data.

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