Insurance Company and Car Crash Related Person Injury Compensation Claims: A Study of Verdicts in Sweden

摘要

The authors studied the results of whiplash related law suits in the Swedish legal system, comparing the plaintiff s and the insurance defense. Two analyses were performed, one on cases during 1999-2000 at the district court in Stockholm, and one on appeal verdicts to the court of appeal (Svea hovratt) during January 2000 to June 2002. The results demonstrated that a plaintiff in the Swedish system is at a disadvantage with regard to attorney experience, qualifications of experts, and accountability of experts. Plaintiffs prevailed in 36% of the cases, while defense won 64% of the time.