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New York Personal Injury Claims Include Sidewalk, Motor Vehicle, Police Action

PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS

Each year, personal injury claims are the most frequently filed and the most costly to resolve. Personal injury claims include medical malpractice, sidewalk, motor vehicle, police action, schools and defective roadway claims.

Personal injury claims accounted for $536.8 million, or 93 percent, of the $575.6 million paid in Fiscal Year 2004. During Fiscal Year 2003, personal injury claims accounted for $540.2 million, or 93 percent of the $582.9 million paid.

In Fiscal Year 2004, the costliest personal injury claims category was medical malpractice, which cost the City $167.5 million. The second costliest category was defective sidewalks, at $71.6 million. Motor vehicle settlements and judgments were the third costliest, at $62.3 million. The fourth costliest category was police action claims, at $42.6 million.

The number of new personal injury claims filed in Fiscal Year 2004 was 14,621, the lowest number in ten years. This represents an eight percent decrease from Fiscal Year 2003, when 15,860 claims were filed.

The average settlement/judgment for all personal injury cases in Fiscal Year 2004 was $64,326, virtually the same as the $64,471 paid in Fiscal Year 2003.

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