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TABLE 6.—Per cent of total cases settled by each method distributed by principal
injury or condiiton
Method of settling cases
Injury or condition
Amputation or dismemberment__.________.
Concussion, dislocation, or fracture:
Head oo.
Body_ oes we
Arms and Jegs. ovo
Hands and wrists_....__.__.. .. .__.
Ankles and feet... ......._._.. -
Burn or scald. - oo oeeieo eee
Abrasion, bruise, laceration, or puncture
BORA ciao gman on
Bheodn.. penne
IRR, ccm i pp mmm gt mit om
oreign matter embedded. _._.__.._.
Jecupational disease... __..__.
Death_________._ _-Other
carong___,
All cases. _cuooeooon.
Followed by infection. ._...
Per cent
of all
cases
Per cent of cases
involving no
legal fees
Personal
agreement
No
claim
filed
(2
wa
rnscmegpy
4
12
LC
Is
41
Per cent of cases involving
legal fees
Agreement
by
attorney
Action
20mpromised
Jury or
judge
19
4
1(
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g
1
1:
?
L
5
26
9
5
100
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Table 7 shows the per cent of total cases in each principal injury
or condition group distributed by the method of settlement. The
percentages here shown indicate that seamen suffering from injuries
caused by concussion, dislocation, or fracture retain legal aid more
often than those suffering from other kinds of injuries. In this group
34 per cent of the seamen retained counsel, distributed as follows:
9 per cent in the ‘‘ Agreement by attorney” group, 21 per cent in
the “Action compromised” group, and the other 4 per cent in the
“Jury or judge” group. Legal aid was involved in 32 per cent of
the cases in each of the groups, “Amputation or dismemberment’
and “Foreign matter embedded.” In the first of these groups 2 per
cent were settled by agreement between the claim adjuster and an
attorney acting for the seaman, 21 per cent by compromise after
legal action hail been commenced, and 9 per cent by a jury or a judge,
while in the second group 14 per cent were in the “Agreement by
attorney” group, 18 per cent in the “Action compromised” group,
and none in the group settled by “Jury or judge.”
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