Comments on: By popular demand: the $400,000 permanent erection https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/06/by-popular-demand-the-400000-permanent-erection/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:54:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: Donna Baver Rovito https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/06/by-popular-demand-the-400000-permanent-erection/comment-page-1/#comment-3293 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:54:38 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3621#comment-3293 On average, according to the much-misinterpreted “Harvard study” which determined that 40% of malpractice cases are groundless, plaintiffs receive only 46% of each award – so your estimate is close. Mr. Lennon likely received only $180,000, after experts and court costs were paid OUT OF HIS SHARE.

NB that the 46% figure includes defense costs. — TF

]]> By: AM https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/06/by-popular-demand-the-400000-permanent-erection/comment-page-1/#comment-3292 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 18:13:20 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3621#comment-3292 I don’t know why the press constantly misrepresents these awards. He did not get $400,000. His lawyer took a huge chunk of that, a low estimate of $200,000. Defense lawyes probably got another $300,000.

The headline shouldn’t be “Man gets $400k for . . .” it should be “Lawyers get $500k dragging injured man through years of litigation.”

People need to start analyzing these cases by looking at where the money goes.

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