MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IN ILLINOIS
It seems like everywhere you go you hear people complain that there are too many lawsuits and that lawyers are running doctors out of practice. That is the perception that the insurance industry is trying to manifest. The fact is, however, that the Illinois tort system does NOT appear to be the cause of the undisputed rise in doctor’s liability insurance premiums. According to an Illinois State Bar Association-commissioned study by Neil Vidmar, a professor at Duke University Law School, the data show no upward trends in filings overall or in filings per 100 treating physicians from 1994 through 2004. In fact, medical malpractice filings from 2000 through 2004 were substantially lower than in 1994 and 1995. Significantly, while there was a modest increase in medical malpractice case filings between 1996 and 2004, when adjusted for the growth in physicians who treat patients, there is no evidence of a medical malpractice claims increase.
I have had numerous successful verdicts and settlements in medical malpractice cases. If you or a loved one have been the victim of medical negligence, contact me at The Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Kroll.
