Medical malpractice is a real issue, opposing a great threat to many people around the world. Every 43 minutes there is at least one medical malpractice payout. If you or a loved one have become a victim of a medical malpractice accident, then it is in your best interest to seek legal advice from a medical malpractice attorney. These type of cases can get tricky and are very time sensitive. An experienced attorney can assist you in getting a settlement for expenses that occurred after your accident.
Statistics from the National Practitioner Data Bank show that in 2012:
• There was a total of 12,142 medical malpractice payouts
• 93% of those payouts resulted from a settlement
• 31% of claims were related to death
• 19% of people claimed that they suffered significant permanent injury
• 18% of people claimed that they suffered a major permanent injury
• 12% of people claimed that they suffered from brain damage, became a quadriplegic or required lifelong care
• New York spent $763,088,250 dollars in medical malpractice payouts, which was the highest amount spent amongst all the states
• Pennsylvania spent $316,167,500 dollars in medical malpractice, which was the second highest spent amongst all the states
• California spent $222,926,200 dollars in medical malpractice, which was the third highest spent amongst all the states
• 33% of claims were related to a misdiagnosis
• 24% of claims were related to surgical error
• 18% of claims were related to mistreatment
• 4% of claims were related to the type of medication administered
• 3% of claims were related to anesthesia