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Coverage of large verdicts and case digests of significant cases
By Michael A. Mora | October 5, 2023
Boston jurors awarded about $25 million in compensatory damages, $5 million to each of Rita Jones' five adult children, and $150 million in punitive damages to the estate.
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By Kristie Rearick | October 5, 2023
Attorneys with van der Veen, Hartshorn and Levin helped broker an $11 million settlement Sept. 25 for victims of a police shooting at a high school football game that left several children injured and one child dead.
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By Alex Anteau | October 4, 2023
"You're asking us to do something no court has ever done before," Judge Trea Pipkin said. "[If we do this] we are incentivizing a party to not show up [and] not participate in the system."
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By Marianna Wharry | October 4, 2023
This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
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By Alex Anteau | October 3, 2023
"When we were in the midst of COVID, every case was different," said defendant-appellee counsel. "In all candor, I never was sure if I was calculating the deadlines correctly."
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By Cedra Mayfield | October 3, 2023
"There's something to be said when ... the criticism is coming from your own," said plaintiff attorney Sam Weaver of Banks Weaver in Atlanta. "I felt really confident."
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By Cedra Mayfield | October 2, 2023
"In light of applicable law, the testimony of Defendant's own witnesses at trial, and the verdict rendered by the jury ... there is sufficient evidence supporting the verdict," read Fulton County State Court Judge Jane Morrison's denial order.
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By Alex Anteau | September 26, 2023
"This is what happens when insurance companies force plaintiffs to try cases," plaintiff's counsel said.
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By Alex Anteau | September 18, 2023
A long-term-care facility patient died after her care plan wasn't followed. While the facility settled, plaintiffs say the contractor that created the plan should be liable for not overseeing it.
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By Michael A. Mora | September 13, 2023
"In short, a reasonable probability exists that the jury awarded punitive damages because it considered the conspiracy evidence when determining punitive damages," the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled.
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