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Impact of Shorter Trial Periods in Medical Litigation

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  • Kitamura Miguel (Masaru)

    (Kitamura Law Office, Tokyo, Japan)

  • Arai Koki

    (Faculty of Business Studies, Kyoritsu Women’s University, Tokyo, Japan)

Abstract

This study examined the reasons for the decline in the plaintiff win rate in medical lawsuits in Japan since 1999. The results suggest that the decline in the plaintiff win rate is likely due to the overall shortening of trial periods. In particular, if the trial period is shortened by one month, the plaintiff win rate decreases by 1.63%. After indicating the correlation between a decrease in plaintiffs’ winning rate and a shortened trial period, this study examines the causal relationship from five perspectives and the substantive factors.

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  • Kitamura Miguel (Masaru) & Arai Koki, 2022. "Impact of Shorter Trial Periods in Medical Litigation," Asian Journal of Law and Economics, De Gruyter, vol. 13(3), pages 301-322, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:ajlecn:v:13:y:2022:i:3:p:301-322:n:6
    DOI: 10.1515/ajle-2022-0056
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