The likelihood of a plaintiff verdict in Georgia is 55 percent, the same as the national recovery probability rate, - the number of plaintiff verdicts to total verdicts - but Georgia plaintiffs receive approximately 2/3 less for the award amount, than the national median award. The median award for Georgia is $12,079, while the median award for the nation is $38,461, according to Jury Verdict Research®'s 2005 Georgia Verdict Survey.

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

The following table compares the median awards for Georgia to the National median awards for the years of 1998 through 2004.

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.