Orlando Injury Lawyers Encouraged by Jury Verdict Research
As Orlando injury lawyers we are pleased with a recent survey of Florida cases and verdicts. Notwithstanding the insurance industry’s heavy propaganda campaign, Florida juries are finding legitimacy in more than sixty percent of claims tried to verdict. Florida injury lawyers should feel encouraged by this survey.
While injury lawyers will always struggle to obtain a fair and impartial jury, this survey provides positive news for Florida injury lawyers on both a local and national level. According to Jury Verdict Research, the Florida Verdict Survey found the likelihood of receiving a plaintiff verdict in Florida 8 percent greater than the national rate. The plaintiff’s probability of recovery, which means the number of plaintiff verdicts to total verdicts in the study, is 61 percent compared to a 53 percent national recovery probability. In addition, Florida plaintiffs also receive awards that are larger than the national award median.
This good news supports our work as injury lawyers and provides a bit of a wake-up call for liability insurers. We certainly believe that jurors try to rise above the propaganda and usually do. In Florida and elsewhere, injury lawyers must continue to fight for the rights of those who suffer needless injury and harm. The benefits reach not only our injury clients but also our communities.
