Injury and Death Trial and Verdict Statistics for Nashville, Tennessee

Last week, we told you that the Administrative Office of the Courts had published the Annual Report of the Tennessee Judiciary for the Fiscal Year 2012-2013. The report provides information on the number of tort filings (lawsuits alleging personal injury or wrongful death), the number of trials and verdict information.  

Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee are in the Twentieth Judicial District. For the year ending June 30, 2013, 1,571 tort cases were filed in the Twentieth Judicial District and 1,441 tort cases were disposed of by either trial, motion, dismissal, etc. Only 66 cases went to trial in Davidson County – 35 were jury trials and 31 were bench or judge trials. Of the 66 cases that went to trial, 43 resulted in a verdict for the injured party. Here is the breakdown of the awards:

·        The vast majority of the cases (34 of them) resulted in verdicts that were less than $100,000.00. 

·        Seven of the cases had verdicts of less than $1,000,000.00 .

·        Two of the cases had verdicts which exceeded $1,000,000.00.

·        While the average verdict was $325,250.00, the average was greatly inflated by one particular verdict in the amount of $13,623,000.00, which happened to be the largest verdict in the State of Tennessee last year. 

Before anyone starts declaring a $13 million dollar verdict excessive, let me tell you the facts of the case. It was a medical malpractice case alleging negligence in the labor and delivery of a baby. Because of the medical malpractice, the baby was born permanently brain damaged and will need ongoing medical care for the rest of his life. In addition, he was permanently impaired from having any sort of normal family, social, recreational or wage-earning activities. 

If you or a loved one has been injured in Nashville and would like to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation with one of our award-winning attorneys to confidentially discuss your case, get your questions answered and have your legal rights explained to you in clear terms, contact us by calling 615-742-4880 or toll-free at 866-812-8787 or simply fill out this online form.

 

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