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  How to Avoid A Nuclear Verdict? This is the question fueling defense lawyers’ nightmares, especially when their upcoming trial involves a catastrophically-injured plaintiff. Our last blog article Top 3 Ways Plaintiff Attorneys Ensure Nuclear Verdicts highlights some of the strategies plaintiff’s ...

  In 2015, the average verdict in the National Law Journal’s Top 100 Verdicts was a solid $64 million. By 2019, this average had more than tripled to a resounding $214 million.1 Today, nuclear verdicts are more common than ever and are causing defense attorneys to tremble in their boots. Why is ...

 Jurors are the cornerstone of the legal system in America. Thousands of jury trials are held every year in which a group of jurors determine the outcome of the case. In an effort to preserve the integrity of the legal system, no one but the actual jurors are allowed in the deliberation room. Thus, ...