Perhaps one of the most quintessential concerns for corporate defendants in the last decade is that of nuclear verdicts. In just a decade, from 2013 to 2022, there were 115 verdicts of $100 million or more. The Institute for...more
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While the CARES Act, PPP loans, and boosted unemployment checks helped nudge the nation out of its pandemic-induced inertia, the expected return to economic normalcy was anything but normal. Until the past few months, key...more
Recent years’ events have inspired experiential and attitudinal changes among jurors across the board. The 2016 presidential election and the COVID-19 pandemic fostered a shift in attitudes about corporations, governmental...more