{"id":499,"date":"2014-04-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/medical-malpractice-payouts-in-new-york\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:28:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:28:38","slug":"medical-malpractice-payouts-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/medical-malpractice-payouts-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical malpractice payouts in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to an annual report by Diederich Healthcare, total medical malpractice<\/a> payouts in the state of New York amounted to roughly $39 per capita in both 2012 and 2013. That is the highest per capita rate in the nation—fifty percent higher than any other state. Given this information, one might be tempted to conclude that it is relatively easy to obtain compensation for medical malpractice in New York, but that would be a hasty conclusion.<\/p>\n

First off, keep in mind that it is often difficult for those who have been legitimately harmed by medical negligence to find an advocate to represent them. Much of the reason for this is economic—medical malpractice attorneys are often leery of taking cases that don’t promise a significant payout because the cost of going to trial is so great.  <\/p>\n

Those who can find a good attorney to represent them should keep in mind, though, that taking a case to trial is not necessary the best way to obtain compensation. This is because the majority of medical malpractice payouts do not come through litigation. Most of the time—96 percent of the time in 2013—such payouts happen as the result of a settlement.<\/p>\n

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According to an annual report by Diederich Healthcare, total medical malpractice payouts in the state of New York amounted to roughly $39 per capita in both 2012 and 2013. That is the highest per capita rate in the nation—fifty percent higher than any other state. 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