U.S. Chamber Research Shows Nuclear Verdicts Growing in Size and Frequency June 10, 2024 Massive jury awards of $10 million or more continue to increase in size and frequency, according to a study by...
New Report Shows Nuclear Verdicts Surged to $14.5B in 2023 May 13, 2024 By Ezra Amacher Nuclear verdicts of at least $10 million reached a 15-year high in 2023, while 27 verdicts were “thermonuclear,” or more...
Dash Cameras in Fleet Vehicles Are Key to Avoiding Nuclear Verdicts, Risk Managers Say November 15, 2023 By William Rabb ORLANDO, Fla. — Cameras. One showing the driver and another facing forward. Those can be the keys to avoiding nuclear...
Webinar Examines Good, Bad and Ugly of Litigation Financing July 24, 2023 In insurance defense attorney Dennis Kass’ world, litigation financing firms lurk behind the scenes, pushing plaintiffs to undergo as much...
Viewpoint: The Need for Defensive Anchoring in Response to Rising Jury Damages July 14, 2023 By Bill Bower In 1989, I began practicing law as a civil defense attorney in Chicago. I had the privilege of working for...
Claims Business: CompScience, EagleView, Schaefer City and GGA April 12, 2023 CompScience Now an MGA for Nationwide, Swiss Re CompScience Insurance Services has entered into a managing general agent agreement with...
Report Says Social Inflation Adds Up to 11% to Physician Malpractice Claims January 24, 2023 By Jim Sams Social inflation accounts for 8 to 11 percent of all medical malpractice losses for carriers that insure physicians, according to...
One Law Firm’s Insurance Industry Predictions for 2023 December 15, 2022 By Clyde & Co. Attorneys with Clyde & Co., an international law firm, offer these predictions for the insurance industry in the coming year:...
Viewpoint: Jury Blasts Defense with a $464.5 Million Nuclear Verdict August 1, 2022 By Robert F. Tyson Jr. and Shari E. Belitz Plaintiffs’ California dreamin’ became a reality when a Los Angeles jury went nuclear with a verdict of $464.6 million after...
Miami Jury Returns $95M Verdict Against Bar that Served Drunken Driver July 7, 2022 By William Rabb A Miami-Dade jury has returned one of the largest verdicts ever in an automobile accident, awarding $95 million in damages...