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By Max Mitchell | November 12, 2019
'This punitive damages award is not based on the harms actually suffered by plaintiff, nor are they proportionate to the actions taken by Rex to bring the [filter] to the market,' the motion said.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | October 24, 2019
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments over whether a new damages trial is warranted in a logging accident case that produced $135,000 in survival damages for a victim's widow, but nothing for the wrongful death claim.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Max Mitchell | October 22, 2019
The term "nuclear" verdict has a bit of a fluid meaning. Many who spoke with The Legal described it as an award that is significantly higher than would be expected given the injuries in the case, rather than a term indicating any particular threshold.
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By Amanda Bronstad | October 17, 2019
Lawyers and legal experts list a host of reasons for larger jury awards such as the $8 billion Risperdal verdict in Philadelphia last week, including evolving societal norms, changes in the plaintiffs bar and the actions of defendants.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Max Mitchell | October 9, 2019
Attorneys who focus on products liability in Pennsylvania said Tuesday's verdict is "impressive" and "staggering," but added that 25-year-old U.S. Supreme Court case law all but ensures the award will be reduced on appeal.
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By Max Mitchell | October 8, 2019
The Philadelphia jury deliberating in the first punitive damages trial over Johnson & Johnson's conduct in marketing the antispychotic drug Risperdal has slammed the company with an $8 billion verdict.
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By Max Mitchell | October 8, 2019
"You 12 individuals, as a jury speaking as one, have that power," Kline & Specter attorney Thomas R. Kline told jurors.
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By Max Mitchell | September 20, 2019
The majority agreed that New Jersey's punitive damages cap should apply to the case and reduced that element by $5 million, to $12.5 million; on all other issues, though, the Superior Court majority said Ethicon either waived its arguments or failed to meet its burden to convince the court to alter the trial courts' decisions.
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By Max Mitchell | September 17, 2019
The case marks the first time a Pennsylvania jury has been able to consider awarding punitive damages in a Risperdal case.
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By Max Mitchell | August 14, 2019
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to review the Superior Court's practice of evaluating damages in a piecemeal fashion.
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