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. 2014 Apr;35(4):638–643. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A3730

Table 1:

Outcome for each lawsuit (n = 481 cases)

Lawsuit Outcome Suit 1 n (%) Suit 2 n (%) Suit 3 n (%) Total Count n (%)
It was dropped 174 (61.1) 61 (47.3) 35 (13.0) 270 (56.1)
The case was settled with a payout to the plaintiff 74 (26.0) 50 (38.8) 21 (14.5) 145 (30.1)
The case was settled without a payout to the plaintiff 4 (1.4) 3 (2.3) 4 (36.4) 11 (2.3)
The case went to trial with a plaintiff verdict 4 (1.4) 4 (3.1) 1 (11.1) 9 (1.9)
The case went to trial with a defendant verdict 29 (10.2) 11 (8.5) 6 (13.3) 46 (9.6)
Totals 285 129 67 481