Hilliard Castilla (Photo: Zachary D. Porter/ALM)
Two recent admitted liability trials—one ending in a defense verdict, the other with a plaintiffs award—highlight the strategies and perils of passing up a settlement offer a plaintiff doesn't think is high enough.
October 09, 2018 at 05:03 PM
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The ongoing debate over who’s responsible for what plaintiffs and defense lawyers say is a surge in personal injury trials is ripping the Band-Aid off a familiar wound.
Plaintiffs lawyers say they’re forced to turn to the courts when tight-fisted insurers refuse to offer reasonable compensation to an injured party. Defense lawyers, though, counter that plaintiffs too often turn down appropriate or generous offers, opting to go to court in hopes of a big payday.
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