In order to answer this question, we rely on results from our past cases, as well as published settlement and
jury verdict data.
Not exact matches
Another judge, Joan Madden, consolidated unrelated asbestos cases, which resulted in huge increases in
jury verdicts — from an average of $ 7 million to $ 24 million per plaintiff between 2010 and 2014,
data collected by Bates White Economic Consulting show.
The
data was further analyzed based on three
jury outcomes: (1) whether the
jury returned a
verdict that was entirely in favor of the state / plaintiff on all counts, (2) in favor of the defendant on all counts, or (3) there was a split decision.
Lawyers have long used
jury verdict reporters to assess potential recoveries, so that
data can easily be mined.
Since there are no reliable actuarial
data of
jury verdicts and awards,
jury research is the best source of risk assessment.
This may seem like a large amount of coverage, but
Jury Verdict Research
data indicates that about 13 percent of personal injury awards or settlements reach $ 1,000,000 or more.