Fractured Shoulder Verdicts and Settlements in Maryland
I have been writing a bit lately about Metro Verdicts Monthly Verdicts. There really is a wealth of information in this publication. This week, I reconnected with a defense lawyer I have not spoken to in years who I used to workout with in Howard County at the Columbia Athletic Club.
Every month, on the cover of Metro Verdicts is a graph of some kind comparing settlement amounts in different regions or different types of injuries. This month, they had a fascinating graph comparing fractured shoulder injury verdicts and settlements in Maryland and Virginia since 1987, omitting defense verdicts. The average fractured shoulder verdict or settlement in Maryland was $154,800 whereas, in Virginia, it was only $52,500. This is a remarkable disparity that I think would surprise a lot of personal injury lawyers in Maryland and Virginia. So if you have choice over venue, it would seem likely that a smart lawyer with a client with a shoulder injury would chose Maryland. In reality, it is probably more complicated than that and would depend on the injury, the client, and what county in Maryland would have appropriate venue for the lawsuit.
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- Free On-line Consultation on Your Shoulder Injury Case
