of world's attorneys are in the U.S., with 5% of the global population (Source: ABA)
New Lawsuits Filed Every Minute, 15 million a year (ABA)
Billion Americans spend each year on personal injury, employment claims, harassment & other litigation. (ABA)
Employee lawsuits filed against employers in 2011, the most ever (www.EEOC.gov).
million spent on TV advertising in 2010 by U.S. personal injury and other plaintiff lawyers seeking prospective clients -- almost a billion dollars in 2011. (source Kantar Media report, InstituteforLegalReform.com)
Highest Spending U.S. Law Firm is Florida Based: 2009 TV Ad Spend: $8,642,112 (source http://www.pbdi.org). 2011 media projection $25 million (Nov. 2011, TampaBay.com)
Medical Professionals have even more to fear:
TOP Medical Liability Crisis State, Florida (AMA), with the Highest Malpractice Premiums in the nation--even higher than California (Source: 2009 Medical Liberty Monitor, Inc.)
of all medical practices have been sued at least once. 60% of all doctors (90% of surgeons) over the age of 55 have been sued at least once, (Source: AMA, August 2010).
Of all physicians will face at least ONE Malpractice Claim during their career. Average Claim: $250,000 (Source: 2011 RAND Corporation Study).
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