There are quite a few myths about justice that many Americans don’t seem to be aware of, likely due to the fact that even the media gets it wrong.<\/p>\n
Haven’t we all heard this one before: “Of course the number of lawsuits, including medical malpractice suits, being filed is just staggering.” Well, guess what? This is definitely not the case and hasn’t been true since at least 1985. “Just to throw around a few statistics here, consider this: personal injury cases dropped 79 percent between 1985 and 2003. This is the most interesting thing though – that in 1985 there were 3,600 trials floating around in US District Courts. By 2003 the number had plummeted to a modest 800 or so,” indicated Christopher Mellino, a Cleveland medical malpractice lawyer.<\/p>\n
While some might think these are old and out-of-date figures, the trend of fewer personal injury lawsuits continues, not only nationally, but at the (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are quite a few myths about justice that many Americans don’t seem to be aware of, likely due to the fact that even the media gets it wrong. Haven’t we all heard this one before: “Of course the number…<\/span><\/p>\n