Personal Injury Cases in Florida: Average Case Values
Over the past few months, we’ve researched different kinds of injuries and cases which have faced a jury in the State of Florida. 30 research topics later, we’ve created a list of each topic and its average case value with and without defense verdicts and outliers that we saw in the sample chosen for each topic.
- Achilles’ tendon injuries showed an average case value, with defense verdicts and outliers, of $104,478.67. Excluding them, the average case value dropped to $51,401.55.
- Above-knee amputations showed an average case value of $3,198,141.65 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $3,114,897.10 without them.
- Above-elbow amputations showed an average case value of $8,515,305.85 with defense verdicts and outliers and $1,160,178.83 without them.
- Below-knee amputations showed an average case value of $1,096,082.69 with defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $1,488,804.48 without them.
- Below-elbow amputations showed an average case value of $2,080,248.72 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $1,580,900.99 excluding them.
- Cases involving a plaintiff’s blindness showed an average case value of $1,315,131.97 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $967,429.46 without them.
- Broken finger cases showed an average case value of $77,372.02 with defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $78,847.31 without them.
- Broken leg cases showed an average case value of $193,920.93 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $172,084.35 excluding them.
- Broken toe cases showed an average case value of $75,201.11 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $84,822.35 without them.
- Carpal tunnel syndrome cases showed an average case value of $44,526.74 including defense verdicts and outliers. The average case value rose to $65,531.51 without them.
- Herniated disc cases showed an average case value of $122,105.40 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $156,545.39 without them.
- Herniated disc cases involving an uninsured or underinsured motorist showed an average case value of $153,398.78 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $70,022.35 excluding them.
- Cases involving a plaintiff’s loss of hearing showed an average case value of $201,765.96 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of 94,872.87 excluding them.
- Tinnitus cases showed an average case value of $113,463.35 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $25,821 without them.
- Mild traumatic brain injury cases showed an average case value of $502,980.01 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $416,015.81 without them.
- Peroneal nerve injury cases showed an average case value of $132,768.10 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $184,005.87 without them.
- Peroneal tendon injury cases showed an average case value of $162,843.75 including defense verdicts and outliers. The average case value dropped significantly to $37,362.69 excluding them.
- Products liability cases showed an average case value of $1,435,239.49 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $1,691,046.41 excluding them.
- Cases where the plaintiff was racially discriminated byhis or her employer showed an average case value of $126,029.94 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $123,880.75 excluding them.
- Rape cases showed an average case value of $729,984.43 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $687,855.38 excluding them.
- Rotator cuff injury cases showed an average case value of $68,424.50 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $79,968.24 without them.
- Shoulder injury cases showed an average case value of $138,998.58 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of 127,775.12 excluding them.
- Cases where a plaintiff slipped and fell in a grocery store showed an average case value of $32,029.18 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $59,157.22 without them.
- Thoracic outlet syndrome cases showed an average case value of $279,355.73 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $112,319.62 excluding them.
- Torn meniscus cases showed an average case value of $66,281.18 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $50,135.18 excluding them.
- Total knee replacement cases showed an average case value of $129,108.36 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $227,850.86 excluding them.
- Total shoulder replacement cases showed an average case value of $260,537.93 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $373,832.21 excluding them.
- Wrongful death cases showed an average case value of $1,924,027.99 including defense verdicts and outliers. The average case value dropped to $1,212,576.72 excluding them.
- Wrongful death cases where the parent of the decedent was the plaintiff showed an average case value of $1,747,113.27 including defense verdicts and outliers and an average case value of $1,689,881.19 excluding them.
- Wrongful death cases that took place in Gadsden County showed an average case value of $1,287,890.55. This sample did not have any defense verdicts or outliers.
One quick note to be aware of is that each average case value was calculated in a random sample taken from jury verdict research. As such, these samples may be very small. It is important to use these averages as a guide; however, be aware that they may not be completely representative of a population of interest if the sample size wasn’t large.
