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The VerdictSearch newsletter features the latest information on top cases, featured verdicts and trends throughout the country, exclusively for VerdictSearch subscribers.
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Featured Verdict
Woman hurt in car crash wins $60M against pub
On March 22, 2003, plaintiff Angela R. Crowe, 19, was a patron at Spectators Sports Pub in Naples, Fla., where she was ...
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 Lawyers are well aware of the ever-growing trend toward settling cases, rather than risking the uncertainty of trial. Studies show that the number of trials is decreasing by double-digit percentages each decade. Never ones to accept a trend at face value, we decided to see if all cases are following the same course. The answer is no, at least in terms of cases reported to VerdictSearch. The accompanying chart depicts the year-by-year ratio of verdicts we've reported, in relation to settlements. Keep in mind that we've always reported far more verdicts than settlements, given the confidential nature of settlements. But in the past five years, we've seen a more than 100 percent increase in the verdict-to-settlement ratio of million-dollar cases, as represented by the green line, while sub-million-dollar cases have the exact same ratio as they did in 2004. So if our universe of case reporting is reflective of the actual landscape, attorneys seem increasingly willing to risk a trial when a seven-figure reward awaits. To check for yourself, use the search platform on VerdictSearch.com. |
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National
Jury awards $15M to worker struck by forklift at trade show
On Sept. 18, 2012, plaintiff Thomas Neuhengen, 30, a warehouse worker employed by Hermle Machine Co., was working on the disassembly of an exhibit ...
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California
Residential-care facility must pay $10M for teen's death
On Feb. 7, 2012, plaintiffs' decedent Kevin Barr, 15, a resident at Lonika's Home Inc., an intermediate live-in care facility in Mission Viejo, was found unresponsive after suffering a seizure. ...
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New York
Winningest Law Firms
(since Sept. 17, 2014; New York plaintiff's verdicts only; as reported by VerdictSearch)
| RANK | FIRM | VICTORIES | TOTAL RECOVERY |
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The Law Offices of Eric H. Green & Associates
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11
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$10,166,550
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Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C.
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6
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$12,604,000
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Burns & Harris
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5
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$4,123,000
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Texas
Company prevails in harassment suit filed by eight workers
The plaintiffs were eight employees of oilfield equipment supplier National Oilwell Varco ...
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Featured Experts
(Click on experts' names for contact info; provided by ALM Experts)
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Toxicology
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Florida
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| Securities, Options, & Futures |
National
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Emergency Medicine
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National
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Construction Equipment
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Pennsylvania
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Safety Engineering
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Pennsylvania
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