However, almost a third — 29 percent — result in awards of more than $100,000. Just 12 percent of settlements result in awards of over $500,000, yet the survey found these big ticket settlements are not evenly spread by geographic region.
By region, here is the portion of monetary awards that top $500,000, according to Medscape.
- Northeast (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island) — 18 percent
- Northwest (Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon and Washington) — 15 percent
- Mid–Atlantic (West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., North Carolina, Pennsylvania and New Jersey) — 14 percent
- Southwest (Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada) — 12 percent
- Great Lakes (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota) — 11 percent
- Southeast (South Carolina Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee and Kentucky) — 9 percent
- West (California, Alaska and Hawaii) — 8 percent
- South Central (Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas) — 7 percent
- North Central (Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota) — 5 percent
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