On average, roughly 20,000 medical malpractice lawsuits are filed throughout the country each year. However, research from Johns Hopkins University and multiple other sources report that the actual number of malpractice cases is much higher, with some estimates of 250,000 or more malpractice-related deaths in the United States each year. Unfortunately, despite the fact that thousands of patients trust their medical care teams to provide safe and reliable treatment, medical negligence consistently ranks among the top reported causes of accidental injuries and deaths in the United States every year.