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An Empirical Assessment Of Early Offer Reform For Medical Malpractice, W. Kip Viscusi, Wesley A. Magat, Joel Huber Jun 2007

An Empirical Assessment Of Early Offer Reform For Medical Malpractice, W. Kip Viscusi, Wesley A. Magat, Joel Huber

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

The early offer reform proposal for medical malpractice provides an option for claimants to receive prompt payment of all their net economic losses and reasonable attorney fees. Using a large sample of closed individual medical malpractice claims from Texas supplemented by data from Florida, this article provides an empirical assessment of the consequences of the early offer reform. Noneconomic damages make up about two-thirds of paid claim amounts. The minimum payment amount for serious injuries will affect the magnitude of insurer savings and claimant compensation. Payments to claimants will be expedited by 2 years by the early offer reform, and …


An Empirical Assessment Of Early Offer Reform For Medical Malpractice, Joni Hersch, W. Kip Viscusi Jan 2007

An Empirical Assessment Of Early Offer Reform For Medical Malpractice, Joni Hersch, W. Kip Viscusi

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

The early offer reform proposal for medical malpractice provides an option for claimants to receive prompt payment of all their net economic losses and reasonable attorney fees. Using a large sample of closed individual medical malpractice claims from Texas supplemented by data from Florida, this article provides an empirical assessment of the consequences of the early offer reform. Noneconomic damages make up about two-thirds of paid claim amounts. The minimum payment amount for serious injuries will affect the magnitude of insurer savings and claimant compensation. Payments to claimants will be expedited by 2 years by the early offer reform, and …


"New And Improved" Estimates Of Qualification Discrimination, Joni Hersch, Joe A. Stone Jan 1985

"New And Improved" Estimates Of Qualification Discrimination, Joni Hersch, Joe A. Stone

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

The early offer reform proposal for medical malpractice provides an option for claimants to receive prompt payment of all their net economic Losses and reasonable attorney fees. Using a Large sample of closed individual medical malpractice claims from Texas supplemented by data from Florida, this article provides an empirical assessment of the consequences of the early offer reform. Noneconomic damages make up about two-thirds of paid claim amounts. The minimum payment amount for serious injuries will affect the magnitude of insurer savings and claimant compensation. Payments to claimants will be expedited by 2 years by the early offer reform, and …