Journal of Emerging Issues in Litigation: Sandra Cianflone on Factors Driving Recent Medical Malpractice Verdicts Higher

In an article published in the Winter 2022 Edition of the Journal of Emerging Issues in Litigation, Attorney Sandra Mekita Cianflone addresses several of the factors that have driven recent medical malpractice verdicts to new, astronomical heights.

She discusses the unexpected impact of tort reform, the role of life-career planners and economists in determining damages, the ramifications of litigation financing, plaintiff attorneys’ utilization of the so-called reptile theory, and the influence of how the media reports on these verdicts.

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