About 40 percent of medical malpractice cases filed in the United States are groundless, according to a Harvard analysis. The study's lead researcher said the findings challenge the view among tort reform supporters that the legal system is riddled with frivolous claims that lead to exorbitant payouts. But the American Medical Association called it proof that a substantial number of meritless claims continue to slip through the cracks, clogging the courts and forcing doctors to waste time defending them.
May 11, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
About 40 percent of the medical malpractice cases filed in the United States are groundless, according to a Harvard analysis of the hotly debated issue that pits trial lawyers against doctors, with lawmakers in the middle.
Many of the lawsuits analyzed contained no evidence that a medical error was committed or that the patient suffered any injury, the researchers reported.
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