Researchers polled 3,480 U.S. physicians from across 25 specialty areas for the survey.
When asked how long the entire lawsuit process took to conclude, respondents reported the following:
• Less than a year — 22 percent of respondents
• Up to two years — 39 percent of respondents
• Three to five years — 28 percent of respondents
• More than five years — 11 percent of respondents
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