Settlement out of Court: The Disposition of Medical Malpractice Claims

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Previous articleNext article No AccessSettlement out of Court: The Disposition of Medical Malpractice ClaimsPatricia Munch Danzon, and Lee A. LillardPatricia Munch Danzon Search for more articles by this author , and Lee A. Lillard Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of Legal Studies Volume 12, Number 2Jun., 1983 Sponsored by The University of Chicago Law School Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/467727 Views: 13Total views on this site Citations: 83Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1983 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Rosalind Bell-Aldeghi, Bertrand Chopard Hospital Multi-dimensional Quality Competition with Medical Malpractice, International Review of Law and Economics 36 (Sep 2021): 106025.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irle.2021.106025Philip DeCicca, Natalie Malak Can Contingency Fee Reforms Improve Maternal & Infant Health? Evidence from Nevada, The B.E. 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