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Med-mal settlements are tied to quality of care, study shows.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-DEC-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
An analysis of the results of 11 studies of medical malpractice claims and settlements shows that "medical malpractice settlements are neither random nor irrational" and that" quality of care drives settlement outcomes," with the likelihood of payment and the amount paid "closely related to the merit of the underlying claim of medical negligence." (Philip G. Peters Jr., What We Know about Malpractice Settlements, 92 Iowa L. Rev. 1783 (2007).)

"People who studied the field have been aware of these findings for some time," said Philip Peters, a University of Missouri law professor who conducted the analysis. "But the previous descriptions of them have tended to be relatively...

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