Sentences with phrase «jury awarded plaintiffs»

After the second trial in 2009, a jury awarded the plaintiffs $ 1,920,000, which was later reduced to $ 54,000.

Representation of city in post-judgment motions and appeal of whistle blower case where the jury awarded Plaintiffs $ 27 million in actual and punitive damages against three Defendants who allegedly retaliated against Plaintiffs for exercising their First Amendment rights and whistle blowing.

December 2017: A New Jersey jury awarded plaintiffs $ 15 million in a transvaginal mesh action.

A Bronx jury awarded plaintiff Roy Hardy $ 675,000 for injuries sus - tained in a motor vehicle accident.

The jury awarded the plaintiff $ 15 million in noneconomic damages, such as pain and suffering, and $ 1.5 million to the plaintiff's husband for loss of society and companionship.

«To summarize, plaintiff now has no negligence claim and no medical malpractice claim, all despite the fact that (a) defendant - hospital openly admitted negligence, (b) a jury determined that this negligence constituted the proximate cause of plaintiff's death, and (c) a jury awarded plaintiff a $ 20 million verdict,» wrote Markman in his ruling.

The Michigan Supreme Court called it a «medical and legal dereliction,» further stating, «To summarize, plaintiff now has no negligence claim and no medical malpractice claim, all despite the fact that (a) defendant - hospital openly admitted negligence, (b) a jury determined that this negligence constituted the plaintiff's cause of death, and (c) a jury awarded plaintiff a $ 20 million verdict.»

Both parties rested after the Director's testimony, and a jury awarded the plaintiff approximately $ 55,000 in damages.

The jury awarded the plaintiff $ 5,000,000 for pain and suffering and other general damages to the present, and $ 4,000,000 for pain and suffering and other general damages in the future.

Ultimately the Jury awarded the Plaintiff $ 528,400 in damages.

At trial the Jury awarded the Plaintiff $ 52,700 for damages.

At trial, the jury awarded the plaintiff $ 248,000 in damages.

1 The Jury awarded the Plaintiff $ 15,000 in general damages for sustaining a minor soft - tissue injury.

At trial, the jury found that the defendant was liable for the accident; however, the jury awarded the plaintiff zero dollars as an award amount.

For example, in the 2016 talcum powder verdict brought against Johnson & Johnson, the jury awarded the plaintiff, who died from ovarian cancer, full compensatory damages of $ 10 million.

A Hennepin County jury awarded plaintiff Jesse Bukal a significant monetary verdict after a five - day trial.

The jury awarded the plaintiff a total of $ 23,500 for general damages, rejecting all other claims including past and future loss of income, future care and special damages.

Wiener v. Sunlight, Inc., 08 - cv -01483-CBS-BNB United States District Court, Tenth Circuit (2011) Court held that jury award to plaintiff for lift accident was to be reduced from the amount the jury awarded Plaintiff $ 1,100,000 as non-economic damages.

Though the company was found liable on some counts, the jury awarded plaintiff ZeniMax Media a fraction of the $ 6 billion it had sought.

If the case goes to trial, and a jury awards the plaintiff damages for the driver's intentional misconduct, the DUI driver's insurance company will not pay for those damages.

Not exact matches

David Sanford, chairman of Sanford Heisler Sharp, the law firm that argued the largest - ever employment gender discrimination case to go to trial — a class action suit against Novartis Pharmaceuticals that resulted in a $ 253 million jury award for plaintiffs in 2010, reduced post-trial to $ 175 million — noted that in that case, the company had just three investigators for a workforce of thousands.

The ruling caps the total damages assessed to the company at $ 507.5 million, a fraction of the $ 5 billion a jury initially awarded the plaintiffs in 1994.

Wealthy people are the most likely targets of lawsuits, and juries tend to award plaintiffs high amounts when the defendants seem to have the means to cover the exorbitant costs.

According to an affidavit filed by one of the jurors after the trial, the jury unanimously agreed that the plaintiff, Martha Sienkowski, should be awarded $ 336,300 but «we had trouble trying to figure out the verdict form, and sent a note through the bailiff to that effect seeking further instructions.»

Earlier this month the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled (via Deliberations) in an interesting case that involved a jury deciding that a plaintiff should be awarded $ 336,300 in damages, but failing to adequately communicate that to the court because of confusion about how the verdict form worked.

The defense attorney argued that the jury should award each plaintiff $ 4,500 and that they were not really hurt in this wreck.

If the case is compelling, the jury may award substantial damages to the plaintiffs.

Jordan recently received a jury verdict award in excess of $ 2.2 million in a plaintiff's medical malpractice case against a doctor and a surgical center.

Multi-million-dollar jury awards are downplayed as «learning experiences» by the 32 - year - old plaintiff's attorney, who emphasizes that many of these wins came as Satin sat second chair to the legendary Andrew C. Meyer Jr..

The jury should not make suppositions about who may have paid the the plaintiff's bills or other damages, but should make the full award of damages without regard to possibility of insurance payments by others.

Plaintiff jury verdict in CT Complex Litigation Court with damages awarded against business client of $ 0.00.

The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and awarded him damages for past and future medical expenses, but not for past or future pain and suffering.

Plaintiffs awarded punitive damages by a jury against their insurers should expect to face an appeal, Toronto personal injury lawyer Gary Will tells AdvocateDaily.com.

In the case, Riley v. Ford Motor Company, the court determined that the trial judge properly adjusted the damages award in favor of the plaintiff after the jury returned a shockingly inadequate amount.

The parents of the victim sued for wrongful death, and after a lengthy trial the jury awarded a $ 26 million verdict for the plaintiffs.

The jury comprehensively rejected the defences and only a substantial damages award can now vindicate the plaintiff.

This ruling upheld the award that the jury granted to the plaintiff at trial, and prevented the defendant from avoiding responsibility for the plaintiff's injuries.

$ 210,000 verdict — Intentional Tort — jury award by twelve person jury in favor of plaintiff who sustained a spiral or rotational fracture of her finger which prevented her from continuing in her chosen line of work as a dental hygienist.

A Roanoke City Circuit Court denies plaintiff's motion for additur in this case in which liability was admitted but plaintiff pleaded no special damages and the jury awarded $ 0.00.

The plaintiff asked the court for a new trial as to damages only, arguing that the jury - determined award was greatly insufficient given the evidence presented.

Research also suggests that plaintiffs» damage requests influence juries» assessments of appropriate awards.

The jury largely rejected the Plaintiff's sought damages and awarded $ 45,000.

More often than not the jury will award higher general damages to plaintiffs who have been through a severe trauma.

If they do not have such a reason, the jury may take it out on the plaintiff or their lawyer by a low award.

For example, if a plaintiff was in a car accident and only suffered minor injuries that could be treated by a short hospital stay, the jury would be hesitant to award general damages for pain and suffering.

ICBC made a more generous settlement offer prior to trial which the Plaintiff did not accept (about 30 % higher than the jury award).

In certain circumstances, conduct is deemed to be so severe, so reckless, and so damaging that juries and judges are permitted to award punitive damages to plaintiffs in Illinois truck accident cases.

At the end of the tort trial, the jury also awarded the Plaintiff damages under these categories, but lumped them all together so that it was impossible to determine, on an «apples to apples» basis, how much should be deducted from each category.

In order for a jury to award punitive damages against a defendant, the plaintiff must properly allege such damages throughout the case.

Plaintiff's counsel asked the jury to award $ 1,000,000 to $ 5,000,000 in damages in closing argument.