Med-Mal Lawsuits Drop by More Than Half in Three Years
Charleston Gazette › February 07, 2005
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The number of medical malpractice lawsuits and settlements in West Virginia has fallen by more than 50 percent since the Legislature began revising laws involving such cases.
Medical malpractice lawsuits and settlements plunged from 411 in 2001 to 177 in 2004. Lawsuit verdicts and settlements dropped from $62 million to about $25 million during the same period, according to the West Virginia Board of Medicine.See the full content of this document
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Med-Mal Lawsuits Drop by More Than Half in Three Years
Insurance Commissioner Jane Cline said the reforms als...
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