About 40% Of U.S. Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Are ‘Groundless,’ Study Says
About 40% of the medical malpractice claims filed in the U.S. are groundless, according to a study published on Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports. For the study, researchers from Harvard University examined 1,452 malpractice claims randomly selected from five insurers that were resolved between 1984 and 2004. [click link for full article]
