Six Flags Over Georgia Hit With $35 Mil. Verdict

The Cobb County, Ga., jurors who awarded $35 million to the victim of a 2007 gang-beating outside the entrance to Six Flags Over Georgia laid the heaviest burden on the party with the deepest pockets.

Pietragallo Gordon Beats $525K Malpractice Verdict

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld the overturning of a $525,000 legal malpractice verdict against Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, making moot the firm's request for a new trial in the event its judgment notwithstanding the verdict was reversed.

Superior Ct. Throws Out $14.5 Million Asbestos Verdict

A divided state Superior Court has thrown out a $14.5 million asbestos verdict awarded to the widow of a mesothelioma victim, determining that her counsel?s suggestion of a specific sum for damages to the jury was improper and that the plaintiffs expert's testimony was inadmissible.

Are You Looking Carefully Enough at Your Verdict Form?

In jury trials, semantics can be critical, especially on the verdict form. A question that can be interpreted in multiple ways, as many can, can very easily be misinterpreted to the detriment of your case.

Firm Hit With $750K Verdict for Botched Asbestos Sui

A New Brunswick law firm has been hit with a $750,000 jury verdict for bungling a multimillion-dollar asbestos case.

Dechert Gets DHL Verdict Slashed In Tenth Circuit

Dechert has helped DHL Express GmbH dramatically reduce a $30.5 million jury verdict stemming from its 2008 decision to pull out of the domestic shipping market.

Are You Looking Carefully Enough at Your Verdict Form?

In jury trials, semantics can be critical, especially on the verdict form. A question that can be interpreted in multiple ways, as many can, can very easily be misinterpreted to the detriment of your case.

More Questions, No Verdict in Phila. Priest Sex-Abuse Trial

As jurors in the Philadelphia priest sex-abuse trial undertook a half-day of deliberations, they asked three questions.

More Questions, No Verdict in Phila. Priest Sex-Abuse Trial

As jurors in the Philadelphia priest sex-abuse trial undertook a half-day of deliberations, they asked three questions.

'Outrageous' Conduct Nets $3M Verdict

A Luzerne County jury Thursday awarded more than $3 million in damages to the family of a developmentally disabled woman who died after workers at a group home failed to get her treatment for injuries she sustained in a car crash.

More Questions, No Verdict in Phila. Priest Sex-Abuse Trial

As jurors in the Philadelphia priest sex-abuse trial undertook a half-day of deliberations, they asked three questions.