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The Damages Paradox: For What It’s Worth

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All lawsuits start with the potential to someday reach the view of a jury. Yet, the jury’s perspective is often forgotten by attorneys preoccupied with discovery, motion practice, the preparation of witnesses, and the hiring...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Stop Speculating on Your Damages Exposure

As civil jury trials continue to become more scarce, the need to reasonably assess what result a jury would return in trial becomes even more important. Even when the trial does not happen — especially when it does not happen...more

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Poor Form: Terraform Labs to pay $4.5 Billion

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On June 13, 2024, Terraform Labs PTE, Ltd. and Do Kwon agreed to pay more than $4.5 billion to settle the SEC’s case against them. The settlement followed a jury verdict holding Terraform Labs and Kwon liable for securities...more

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White Paper: Navigating the Growing Risk of Large and Nuclear Verdicts

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The risk of a large verdict has always been a major factor in any litigation. In recent years, the potential for a punitive damages instruction reaching a jury and a consequent verdict has grown as well. US juries have not...more

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Franchisor Settles Antitrust Claims in Broker Commission Antitrust Litigation

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Real estate brokerage franchisor Keller Williams has agreed to a settle claims related to the ongoing broker commission antitrust litigation. Burnett v. National Ass’n of Realtors, Case No. 4:19-CV-00332 (W.D. Mo.), which has...more

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Defendants, Reduce the Risk of Your Verdict Going Nuclear

In the most recent verdict against former President Donald Trump, the jury awarded quite a bit more than the plaintiff had asked for. In the case of the $83.3 million defamation award made to the writer, E. Jean Carroll, we...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Washington Court Affirms $150M Award for Victims of Seattle Crane Collapse

Earlier this month, the State of Washington Court of Appeals affirmed a $150 million jury verdict against subcontractors involved in the disassembly of a tower crane that collapsed in 2019. The collapse, which was caught on...more

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District of New Jersey Denies Settling Parties’ Joint Request To Vacate Judgment Entered Following Jury Trial and Verdict

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In a recent opinion, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey considered whether to grant a joint request by settling parties to vacate the Court’s Judgment stemming from a jury trial and verdict in...more

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[Webinar] Trial Preparation in Our Virtual World: How Jury Research Helped Lead to a $21,000,000 Verdict and a Global Settlement...

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When getting ready to try a case, there are many activities you need to do to prepare, including witness preparation, organizing your evidence and crafting your message to the jury. When it comes to serial litigation, these...more

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Overstock.com Conceals Abandoned Gift Card Balances

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The Delaware Superior Court recently issued a final order against Overstock.com for violating Delaware’s Abandoned and Unclaimed Property Law and False Claims and Reporting Act by failing to report and remit nearly $3 million...more

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TCPA Lawyers Cashing In: Court Approves Massive $20.4MM Fee Award in Favor of Class Counsel in TCPA Case Against Dish Networks

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While the saga in Krakauer v. Dish Network, LLC may be far from over, the Plaintiff’s attorneys in that case certainly have something to smile about. Twenty million somethings. In Krakauer v. Dish Network, Case No....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Delaware jury finds retailer liable for gift card breakage in qui tam escheat litigation

After four-plus years of litigation in a long-running dispute over unredeemed gift cards, a jury returned a verdict against Overstock.com, finding that the company violated the Delaware False Claims Act (FCA) by not reporting...more

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Real Trial Lawyers vs. Personal Injury Lawyers

More-often-than-not, when meeting with a new client for the first time, I am asked about the chances that their case will go all the way to a trial. The odds that any case will resolve through a jury verdict is very low. ...more

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Court Escalates a $4 million Covenant Judgment to a $20 million Bad Faith Judgment

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Last week, the Washington Court of Appeals held that “in an insurance bad faith case, the amount of a reasonable covenant judgment sets a floor, not a ceiling, on the damages the jury may award.” Miller v. Safeco Ins. Co.,...more

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Practical Considerations for Post-Trial and Appellate Mediations

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THE TRIAL IS OVER. The jury has just returned a verdict either for or against your client. Or maybe the judge has granted a motion for summary judgment. The parties mediated the case before trial without success. An appeal is...more

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