Verdicts & Settlements
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Potential for 9-Figure Verdict Comes After Death of Quadriplegic Plaintiff
August 21, 2023 | Case Law Analysis
"I thought it was too low for the pain and suffering and the value of the life," said plaintiff attorney Ben C. Brodhead of Brodhead Law. "I thought what she went through was so horrible that no amount of money would be sufficient."
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Help Wanted: Unique Trial Strategy Leads To $1.2M Jury Award Against Atlanta Transit Authority
April 06, 2023 | Case Law Analysis
Plaintiff's attorneys Michael Rafi and Christopher Stokes created a hypothetical job posting for their client, who was injured in a low-impact accident with a city bus, and said it was up to the jury to decide how much the 'job' was worth.
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Defense Attorneys Weigh In On Marathon's 'Thermonuclear Verdict' Report
April 04, 2023 | Discussion|Industry News
Georgia is among the top ten states with the highest price tag for what Marathon Strategies calls "thermonuclear verdicts"--jury awards against corporations in excess of $100 million.
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Miami Steakhouse Seared for $12M in Shooting Settlement
April 04, 2023 | Case Law Analysis
Marcus Williams, a member of Jonathan "DaBaby" Kirk's entourage alleged Miami Beach steakhouse Prime 112 failed to properly secure its premises after Williams was shot in the neck and rendered a quadriplegic on the restaurant's premises.
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Rejected Settlement Costs Insurer $1M in Attorney Fees
January 31, 2023 | Industry News
"The defense turned what should have been a straightforward matter—one that should have been settled very early on—into an exceedingly complicated and expensive one," said attorney Todd L. Wallen.
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Industrial Explosion Case Settles for $52M in Bankruptcy Court
January 30, 2023 | Industry News
The related cases are In re: Watson Grinding & Manufacturing Co. and In re: Watson Valve Services Inc. in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas Houston Division.
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Verizon Wins Coverage for Underlying Settlement
January 09, 2023 | Case Law Analysis|Eye on the Experts
"The lawsuit alleged, among other things, that the landline telephone assets that Spinco and FairPoint received in exchange for their cash, stock and debt securities were effectively worthless and made Spinco and FairPoint immediately insolvent at the time of the transactions," said McKenna.
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Biometric Privacy Violations Derail BNSF
January 06, 2023 | Case Law Analysis|Eye on the Experts
In October 2022, an Illinois jury handed down a first-of-its-kind verdict holding BNSF Railway Company liable for no fewer than 45,600 reckless or intentional violations of Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
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Amendments to New Jersey's Charitable Immunity Law Lead to $1.8M Settlement
January 06, 2023 | Industry News
"I think that this case shows that the 2019 amendments to the statute do what they are supposed to do, which is hold the organization financially responsible for the criminal sexual abuse of a minor by a member of that organization," said the plaintiff's lawyer Michael Pender.
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Jury Returns $6M Verdict Against Mizner Park for Mall Goer's Traumatic Brain Injury
December 19, 2022 | Case Law Analysis
"If you're going to accept someone's business, the least you can do is keep them safe," said Cory D. Lapin, a partner at the Shaked Law Firm.