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Analysis of verdicts and settlements data
By Ross Todd | August 29, 2023
Bill Lee of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and Jamie Laird, the trial consultant he estimates he's taken to trial with him 50 times over the past decade-and-a-half, see a current rise in jury damages awards that mirrors what occurred after the 2007/08 financial crisis—and they have some ideas about what to do about it.
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By Alex Anteau | August 28, 2023
"We don't think it's going to go anywhere, because the trial judge already rejected their other arguments," plaintiff-appellee counsel said. "Obviously, the defense doesn't either, or they wouldn't be trying to take it to the Supreme Court.
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By Aleeza Furman | August 21, 2023
"This reduction eviscerates the jury's careful deliberation over a week," plaintiffs lawyer Timothy Kolman said.
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By Riley Brennan | August 18, 2023
Taylor's attorney, Edwin Camacho of Ventura Law in Norwalk, said he believes the judge's decision was correct, as there's sufficient facts to merit presenting the case to a jury, rendering a motion for summary judgment inappropriate.
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By Aleeza Furman | August 17, 2023
"The ability to get medical records quicker, easier, less costly—these things allowed for this new business to become part of the mainstream for us," Pond Lehocky Giordano's Jerry Lehocky said.
4 minute read
By Adolfo Pesquera | August 11, 2023
Prior to the jury trial, attorneys for Doe obtained a default judgment on liability. However, co-counsel Jacob Schiffer said they put on evidence and witness testimony as if they still had to prove liability.
4 minute read
By Alan W. Clark | August 9, 2023
Trial attorney Alan Clark shares his opinion that it is "about time that New York amend CPLR section 5001 to allow recovery of pre-verdict interest on awards in personal injury actions." He concludes that "pre-verdict interest would go a long way to encourage settlement of cases well before the parties are told to pick a jury and substantially reduce calendar congestion."
18 minute read
By Michael A. Mora | August 4, 2023
"If you settle, you're eliminating the risk of a large jury verdict," said Nicole Deese Newlon, a partner at Johnson Newlon & DeCort who is not involved in the matter.
4 minute read
By Michael A. Mora | August 4, 2023
"Because if you settle, you're eliminating the risk of a large jury verdict," said Nicole Deese Newlon, a partner at Johnson Newlon & DeCort who is not involved in the matter.
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By Weston L. Hall | August 4, 2023
In June, the Supreme Court of Texas issued a plurality opinion in Gregory v. Chohan dealing with the review of noneconomic damages awards.
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