title: Contingent fees in medical malpractice litigation - a qualitative assessment.
abstract: The medical profession has experienced high liability insurance premiums accompanied by widespread use of contingent fees in medical malpractice litigation. It is worthwhile, therefore, to assess qualitatively the merits of contingent fees, the evidence suggesting that they are associated with unjustified litigation and their implications for the medical and legal professions.
mesh_terms: D005249:Fees and Charges / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000191:economics; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States