The likelihood of a plaintiff verdict in District of Columbia is 13 percent greater than the national rate. The plaintiff recovery probability - the number of plaintiff verdicts to total verdicts - in District of Columbia is 68 percent compared to a 55 percent national recovery probability, according to Jury Verdict Research®'s 2005 District of Columbia Verdict Survey. District of Columbia plaintiffs, however, receive approximately half of the national award rate.
The statistics are based on verdicts rendered in District of Columbia from 1998 through 2004. The study also includes a breakdown of specific injury and liability categories in the state of District of Columbia.
The following table outlines the most frequently reported liabilities in District of Columbia and the percentage of the total number of combined plaintiff and defense verdicts in each category.

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.