According to Jury Verdict Research®’s 2006 Indiana Verdict Survey, chances of receiving a plaintiff verdict in Indiana for personal injury case exceeds the national average by 5 percent. However, the national award median is more than twice that of the Indiana award median.

The statistics are based on verdicts rendered in Indiana from 1999 through 2005. The study also includes a breakdown of specific injury and liability categories in the state of Indiana.

 The following table outlines the overall award standings in California as compared with the yearly award medians for the nation.

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.