Personal Injury Lawyers in New York

Over 150,000 new lawsuits are started each year in New York State Supreme Court. Medical malpractice cases comprise 2% of these lawsuits. For example, the Office of Court Administration reports that its data show that 170,892 new lawsuits were filed in the State of New York in 2006. Medical malpractice cases comprised a total of 4140 of these new lawsuits, or about 2% of all new lawsuits started in the state of New York in 2006. This 2% figure has remained steady over the past decade for medical malpractice lawsuits in New York State. The quantity of medical malpractice lawsuits started in New York State has also remained stable over the past 10 years at approximately 4000, but never 5000, medical malpractice lawsuits started in New York State Supreme Court annually.
Interestingly, big and small business use the New York State Supreme Court civil justice system a lot more than consumers. Contract, tax and other non-personal injury lawsuits and nine matrimonial lawsuits and comprise 55% of the 170,000 new lawsuits started in 2006. Business is suing businesses and corporations suing other corporations use the resources of the New York State’s civil justice system often and without any criticism of the civil justice system or juries reaching verdicts in very complicated multimillion dollar controversies involving commercial litigation.
Most patients who been subjected to medical error and medical malpractice are reluctant to sue doctors and hospitals and only do so because of the great debts they have incurred because of medical negligence. Similarly every patient who has been a client of our law firm wants to settle their case rather than incur the financial and emotional costs of a full jury trial. However, the insurance companies for the doctors and hospitals, as well as doctors and hospitals themselves, often believe that they can manipulate the evidence at trial, and by doing so prejudice the jury against the injured patient. By doing so doctors and hospitals and their insurers can then avoid responsibility and accountability for their choices and actions while avoiding paying a debt.

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