Comparable Case Brief: Closed Florida Medical-Malpractice Suits

Publication of MedMalScout · Page last updated 29 September 2026

A written, source-checked comparison of Florida medical-malpractice suits, prepared to answer a single factual question posed by counsel.

Each suit is identified by court case number, read from the complaint and docket, and matched to its record in the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation closed-claim database.¹ Every figure is cited to its record. A match that cannot be confirmed by case number is labeled probable and is not counted.

Questions a brief can answer, for example:

When a physician and the physician's practice were sued together, did the practice pay separately, through which insurer, and at what stage?
In suits over a given procedure, how long did they run from filing to closing?
What defense and claim-handling cost did insurers report?

At a glance

Product	Comparable Case Brief
Price	Quoted at intake
Format	Written report, PDF
Delivery	Date agreed at intake
Scope	Florida circuit-court suits
Sources	Court file; OIR closed-claim data

Specimen table

Table 1. Specimen of the comparison table in a brief. Entries are placeholders, not real cases.
Case	County; case number	Insured party (insurer)	Paid	Stage at close	Match
A	County X; 00-20XX-CA-000000	Physician (Insurer 1)	$xxx,xxx	Before trial	Case number
A	County X; 00-20XX-CA-000000	Practice (Insurer 1)	$xxx,xxx	Before trial	Case number
B	County Y; 00-20XX-CA-000000	Physician (Insurer 2)	$0	Dismissed	Case number
C	County Y; 00-20XX-CA-000000	Physician (Insurer 3)	Probable match by name and date. Shown for reference; excluded from all counts.
Coverage: x suits compared · x closed-claim records verified · x with payment

Suits and closed-claim records are counted separately in every brief. A suit may have several records, one for each insured defendant.

Fields and their sources

Table 2. Fields reported for each comparable suit
Field	Source
Court, case number, filing date	Court docket
Defendants, as named in the complaint	Complaint
Insured party and insurer	Closed-claim record
Amount paid, and each defendant's share	Closed-claim record
Defense and claim-handling expense	Closed-claim record
Stage at closing; time from filing to close	Docket and closed-claim record
Match basis (case number or probable)	MedMalScout, stated for each suit

Method

Counsel submits one factual question with the facts that matter to the comparison, using the intake form.
Comparable suits are selected and read against the docket.
Each suit is matched to a closed-claim record by court case number.
The brief reports what the records show and where they are incomplete.

Glossary

Suit: A lawsuit, identified by its court case number.
Closed-claim record: An entry in the Office of Insurance Regulation closed-claim database. One suit may have several, one per insured defendant.
Verified: A suit matched to a closed-claim record by court case number.
Probable: A possible match on name and date alone. Shown in the brief, never counted.
Defense and claim-handling cost: The insurer's reported expense for handling the claim, apart from the amount paid to the claimant.

Limitations

A brief is a factual comparison. It contains no valuation and no suggested settlement figure, and does not predict an outcome. It is organized by case and does not profile individual providers. It is not legal advice. Closed-claim data omit some details, such as specialty and coverage terms,² and each brief states what is missing.

Ordering

Comparable Case Briefs are delivered as a PDF. Price and delivery date are confirmed at intake.
Complete the intake form and email it to orders@medmalscout.com. Each suit is sold to one customer, checked against past orders at intake.

Questions

Does the brief tell me what my case is worth?
No. It reports what comparable suits show. It does not suggest a value.

Can I ask about a particular physician?
No. Briefs are organized by case, not by provider.

Where do the records come from?
Public court dockets and complaints, and the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation's public closed-claim data.

Will the other side get the same brief?
No. Each suit is sold to one customer, and orders are checked against past orders at intake.

Are case-specific briefs available to mediators?
No. Briefs are prepared for counsel in a case.

Notes

Closed-claim records are reported by insurers to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. MedMalScout reports them as filed.
Where a detail is not in the record, the brief says so rather than estimating it.