Table 3 ALAE by adjudication status, 1985-2008
From: High and low-risk specialties experience with the U.S. medical malpractice system
Average ALAE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaintiff verdict | Defendant verdict | Plaintiff settlement | Dropped, withdrawn or dismissed | Arbitration, mediation | |
High-liability risk specialties | $104,469 | $86,089 | $39,244 | $15,482 | $62,856 |
Emergency medicine | $95,358 | $101,135 | $39,788 | $14,424 | $53,523 |
General surgery | $104,036 | $79,709 | $33,683 | $15,087 | $56,076 |
Obstetric & Gynecologic surgery | $108,135 | $91,419 | $45,538 | $16,493 | $73,131 |
Radiology | $92,085 | $76,162 | $33,117 | $14,340 | $50,166 |
Low-liability risk specialties | $104,451 | $80,165 | $39,059 | $15,297 | $68,472 |
General and family practice | $104,469 | $71,954 | $33,789 | $12,718 | $61,580 |
Internal medicine | $106,088 | $83,670 | $41,693 | $16,900 | $71,865 |
Pediatrics | $97,159 | $92,793 | $51,940 | $17,173 | $87,357 |