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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.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper ; No. 348
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Tort Law and Product Liability; Forensic Economics
Energy, Environmental, Health, and Safety Law
Litigation Process
- Subject
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Haftung
Medizin
Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit
Zivilprozess
Kompensationsmaßnahme
Texas
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Zhou, Jun
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15 - Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY)
- (where)
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München
- (when)
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2010
- DOI
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doi:10.5282/ubm/epub.13206
- Handle
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-13206-4
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Zhou, Jun
- Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15 - Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY)
Time of origin
- 2010
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