Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. - An analysis of nationwide personal injury verdicts finds that the median award for 2004 registers at $35,000 compared to $37,086 in 2003, according to Jury Verdict Research®’s annual report, Current Award Trends in Personal Injury – 45th Edition. The overall median award for personal injury cases from 1998 to 2004 is $35,298.
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.
Since 1965, Current Award Tends in Personal Injury has analyzed jury-award trends for selected injuries and liabilities. Based on more than 250,000 nationwide personal injury plaintiff and defense verdicts and settlements, the 45th Edition also includes:
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.
- Jury-award trends for frequently claimed injuries including back strains, spinal nerve injuries and wrongful death
- Statistics on frequently occurring liability situations, including medical malpractice and products liability
- The median number of months from incident to filing date
- The median final offer and demand
- State-specific jury award data
Copies of Current Award Trends in Personal Injury – 45th Edition are available fromJury Verdict Research® for $42.50 plus $5.50 shipping and handling. To order or for more information, call 1-800-341-7874; visit the JVR Store at www.JuryVerdictResearch.com; or e-mail custserve@lrp.com.
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.
