An analysis of personal injury cases for Alabama finds that plaintiffs receive a median award of $12,000 for head injuries, which is on target with the national median award for head injuries at $12,703. The median award for the state overall is $25,000, while the overall plaintiff recovery probability – the number of plaintiff verdicts to total verdicts – for Alabama is 50 percent compared to a national median of $38,179 and a 53 percent national recovery probability, according to Jury Verdict Research®’s 2007 Alabama Verdict Survey.
The statistics are based on verdicts rendered in Alabama from 2000 through 2006. The study also includes a breakdown of specific liability categories in the state of Alabama and a settlement analysis
The following table outlines the overall award standings in Alabama 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.
