Characteristics of paid malpractice claims settled in and out of court in the USA: a retrospective analysis.
Rubin JB, Bishop TF. Characteristics of paid malpractice claims settled in and out of court in the USA: a retrospective analysis. BMJ Open. 2013;3(6). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002985.
This analysis of paid malpractice claims from the National Practitioner Data Bank found that the vast majority of claims were settled without a trial. The small number that did go to trial disproportionately involved physicians with prior malpractice claims.