Punitive damages in such cases with exceptionally high awards jumped 30% between 2020 and 2022 in Washington.
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It's about time and the rest of the country needs to follow suit! People see trucking company and think they've hit the jackpot. We need to curtail the rampant lawsuit abuse in this country! The "nuclear verdicts" need to stop! CCJ Daily Report: The trucking industry this week scored legislative victories that could have implications on nuclear verdict type judgments following commercial truck crashes. The Wisconsin State Legislature passed a reform capping the non-economic damage awards at $1 million. American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear said capping subjective non-monetary losses is critical to ensuring fairness and balance in civil litigation and will deter abusive and frivolous lawsuits that have turned the judicial system "into a prophet center for the plaintiff's bar. When the plaintiff's bar perverts civil litigation into a casino game of jackpot justice, the costs are borne by everyone not just trucking companies but consumers too in the form of higher insurance rates and higher prices for everyday goods. This reasonable reform ensures Justice and fairness Drive accident litigation outcomes not profits". I say bravo and amen!! 👏👏👏
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The habitational market continues to be battered by nuclear verdicts. This article highlights some of those commonly seen exclusions, impact of venue, and arguments on the application of exclusionary wording. #crcgroup https://lnkd.in/eWWw5w9m
Kinsale to appeal $140mn wrongful death jury verdict
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In this webinar, three of our Travelers litigation leaders explore the tectonic shifts that are driving unprecedented volatility in liability claims. Learn more about what your business is up against and best practices for your company's response by visiting Travelers at #RIMS2022.
No Stone Unturned: Navigating the Liability Landscape in the Age of the Nuclear Verdict
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$148 million verdict offers lessons well beyond the political realm. Read about those primary in the minds of our authors: Floyd Cottrell, partner, Rawle & Henderson LLP; Jeff Marshall, risk management and claims management consultant; and Steve Wood, Ph.D., senior litigation consultant, Courtroom Sciences Inc. https://bit.ly/4aDzvaW ⚡ Let us know in the comments, do you think a notorious verdict of this magnitude will promote further social inflation of jury verdicts in negligence lawsuits? ⚡ #CLMMagazine #Insurance #ClaimsManagement #LitigationManagement #InsuranceDefense
Ruby v. Rudy: How Not to Control a Nuclear Verdict/Articles/CLM Magazine
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Insurance may not be the sexiest conversation; however, it’s something that impacts every single business owner, in every single industry. Understanding why the markets have been turbulent won’t solve the issues, but it does allow for better forecasting and decision making. Both Economic and Social inflation have played a big role in the P&C market, and while economic inflation seems to have “stabilized” a bit, social inflation continues to be an area of frustration….heavily influenced by the increased nuclear, and thermal-nuclear, verdicts we are seeing across the country. If you want to nerd out, this video explains one of the major challenges facing the casualty market.
#CourtsNotCasinos: Third Party Litigation Financing and Lawsuit Abuse
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In our recent US Litigation School webinar covering social inflation and nuclear verdicts, defense Partners Fred Fein and Holly Polglase discuss the top 10 judicial hellholes in the United States. Holly highlights a report published by the American Tort Reform Foundation’s Judicial Hellholes program that documents jurisdictions, courts, or legislatures that have earned reputations as places where judges systematically apply laws and court procedures in an unfair and unbalanced manner, generally to the disadvantage of defendants. Watch the complete US Litigation School Social Inflation & Nuclear Verdicts Webinar: https://bit.ly/3HQtBqY If you have questions for our lawyers navigating these risks, reach out to https://bit.ly/3UuCqOI #litigationschool #socialinflation #nuclearverdicts
US Litigation School Social Inflation & Nuclear Verdicts Webinar - Top 10 Judicial Hellholes
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According to professionals in the insurance industry and the defense bar, the number of nuclear verdicts, or verdicts that exceed $10M, is on the rise. Although the defense may prevail over plaintiffs more often at trial, when the defense loses, they lose big. And plaintiffs who could have obtained needed resources in settlement, sometimes "roll the dice" at trial and get less, or nothing at all. Do clients really want to engage in such high stakes showdowns? Is there a better way to administer "justice?" Our CLE webinar done in partnership with the West LegalEdcenter featuring Mediator Arbitrator, Jeff Trueman, Esq. and Negotiation Educator and Author, John Lowry addresses these very questions. Register for the on-demand webinar today and come away with a better understanding of the rise of nuclear verdicts and how to avoid them, considering both the strategic and psychological factors at play. https://bit.ly/3YDYUit #nuclearverdict #defenseverdict #insurance #claims #mediation #negotiation #emerginglitigation #legaleducation #hblitigation
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HB Litigation has produced a timely CLE webinar focusing on $10M+ nuclear verdicts which juries are returning with increasing frequency. Just recently a PA couple won $10m in their lawsuit against an international comic book grading giant! Is there a better way to achieve justice? Register for our CLE OnDemand webinar – exclusively on the West LegalEdcenter platform – in which long-time experts on mediation and negotiation dive into this consequential and controversial subject for litigators, plaintiffs, and companies. #hblitigation #litigation #nuclearverdict #CLE #settlements #legaleducation
According to professionals in the insurance industry and the defense bar, the number of nuclear verdicts, or verdicts that exceed $10M, is on the rise. Although the defense may prevail over plaintiffs more often at trial, when the defense loses, they lose big. And plaintiffs who could have obtained needed resources in settlement, sometimes "roll the dice" at trial and get less, or nothing at all. Do clients really want to engage in such high stakes showdowns? Is there a better way to administer "justice?" Our CLE webinar done in partnership with the West LegalEdcenter featuring Mediator Arbitrator, Jeff Trueman, Esq. and Negotiation Educator and Author, John Lowry addresses these very questions. Register for the on-demand webinar today and come away with a better understanding of the rise of nuclear verdicts and how to avoid them, considering both the strategic and psychological factors at play. https://bit.ly/3YDYUit #nuclearverdict #defenseverdict #insurance #claims #mediation #negotiation #emerginglitigation #legaleducation #hblitigation
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Insurance companies to the public: Juries are awarding too much money and all these nuclear verdicts require changes to laws. Insurance companies in settlement negotiations: A jury isn’t going to award much money for your client’s permanent injury so take our lowball settlement offer.
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