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Determinants of Noneconomic Damages in Medical Malpractice Settlements and Litigations: Evidence from Texas since 1988

There have long been claims that compensations for noneconomic damages are random because tort law does not provide clear guidance regarding these compensations. I investigate, in both settled and tried medical malpractice cases, whether noneconomic damage payments are arbitrary and what determines the probability and size of these payments. I find that payments for noneconomic damages are not completely random. They vary, in predictable ways, with observable characteristics of the case. The data suggest similar patterns in non-medical malpractice cases. I end by discussing the implications of my findings for the debate on the efficiency and rationale of noneconomic damage compensation.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper ; No. 348

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Tort Law and Product Liability; Forensic Economics
Energy, Environmental, Health, and Safety Law
Litigation Process
Thema
Haftung
Medizin
Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit
Zivilprozess
Kompensationsmaßnahme
Texas

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Zhou, Jun
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15 - Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY)
(wo)
München
(wann)
2010

DOI
doi:10.5282/ubm/epub.13206
Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-13206-4
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Zhou, Jun
  • Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15 - Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY)

Entstanden

  • 2010

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