New York Jury Awards
Jury Verdict Research's recent study finds that the compensatory median award for personal injury trials in New York is $287,628, dwarfing nationwide median is $34,550. The report is trials from 2001-2007.
New York has favorable juries, particuarly in its urban areas. But the reality is that this number is distorted by the lack of smaller and midsized car accident lawsuits. Under New York's no-fault law, an insurance company is required to pay drivers, passengers and pedestrians up to $50,000.00 for the legitimate economic and medical losses but does not provide for pain and suffering. Only permanent injuries cases can recover more than $50,000. This leads to less lawsuits in smaller cases - of which there are many - which increases the overall award in New York.
