Medical Malpractice Case Value

Answer:

As with motor vehicle accidents, clients typically ask us how much their case is worth how the value of a case is determined. For medical malpractice it’s unique. Medical malpractice cases tend to be aggressively litigated and defended by the insurance companies and the representatives of the doctors and hospitals. There are also very large insurance policies. We’re talking about insurance policies worth hundreds of millions of dollars. In those types of circumstances, they can be as aggressive as they need to be when defending these claims.

The cost of bringing these cases to trial is pretty high. They can be anywhere from $25,000 to $50,000 to $150,000. We’ve seen cases that have cost $300,000 in preparation, just to get to trial. The medical malpractice cases that are viable in Florida tend to be cases that have a significant value because of the economics; that’s the only way to make it economically feasible for a law firm or an attorney to take a case to trial.

How to determine the value of your case is difficult. A lot of people think that just because they’re injured, they have a case that’s got a significant value, and it may, but, under medical malpractice rules, it may not. It just depends. This is a non-answer, we understand, but it’s just incredibly difficult to really give an accurate measure of damages without seeing what the malpractice was, how clear it was, and what the type of injuries are. Suffice to say if an attorney does accept your case, it’s because they believe that there’s a significant value.

If you have any questions related to your specific case, if you can tell us a little bit more about what happened, a little bit more about your injuries, we would certainly be able to at least be able to tell you more or less the range of value of what your case may be worth. If you have those questions or to answer any other questions, feel free to give us a call.