| TRENDS IN PERSONAL INJURY LAWSUITS, 2008-2012 (1) |
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| Year |
Award median |
Probability range (2) |
Award range |
Award mean |
| 2008 |
$40,000 |
$10,000 - $225,390 |
$1 - $188,000,000 |
$836,798 |
| 2009 |
39,864 |
9,880 - 207,451 |
1 - 77,418,670 |
752,525 |
| 2010 |
39,183 |
10,000 - 200,000 |
1 - 71,000,000 |
653,647 |
| 2011 |
60,000 |
12,075 - 335,670 |
1 - 58,619,989 |
775,735 |
| 2012 |
75,000 |
18,949 - 350,000 |
1 - 140,000,000 |
989,580 |
| Overall |
$41,444 |
$10,000 - $249,071 |
$1 - $188,000,000 |
$789,784 |
(1) Excludes punitive damages.
(2) 25 percent above and below the median award. The median represents the midpoint jury award. Half of the awards are above the median and half are below. This helps establish where awards tend to cluster.
Source: Reprinted with permission of Thomson Reuters, Current Award Trends in Personal Injury, 53rd edition. |
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