November 7, 2006

These verdicts excerpted from the 32 page National Jury Verdict Review & Analysis (Volume 21, Issue 5) providing complete monthly current verdict reports with comprehensive factual summaries, complete reference information and all pertinent trial data together with an invaluable trial analysis of effective proofs and strategies unique to this publication.

$47,500,000 Present Value Recovery (NJ) - State Liability - Negligent supervision by DYFS which closed file relating to suspected abuse and neglect of three brothers without seeing children - Death of one child - Siblings suffer physical abuse and burn injuries, psychological trauma.
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$9,900,000 Verdict (NY) - Police negligence - Plaintiff with court order for protection against former boyfriend advises domestic violence unit of threat on her life made by phone - Plaintiff contends that she stayed at her apartment because of police instruction - Shot by boyfriend next day.
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$2,208,259 Verdict (PA) - Construction negligence - Indemnification and contribution claim - Trip and fall - Fall down embankment - Lumbar and cervical disc herniations - Chronic radiculopathy - Nerve damage to left arm.
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Defendant's Verdict (AZ) - Products liability - Defective and/or dangerous product design - Taser M-26 delivered shock which caused compression fracture to spine during training exercise necessary to carry weapon - Inability to return to duties as sheriff?s officer.
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Defendant?s Verdict (TX) - Product liability - Defective and dangerous auto design - Rollover crash of Land Rover - Alleged lack of a reasonable level of stability - Fractured ribs and arm.
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$550,000 Verdict (NY) - Medical malpractice - Obstetrics - Fetus lacerated by uterine cut during emergency C-section - Laceration of forehead resulting in permanent scarring to infant plaintiff - Obstetrician liable although uterine cut was made by obstetrics resident.
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$125,000 Confidential Recovery (CA) - Medical malpractice - Orthopedic surgery negligence - Failure to timely perform spinal surgery - Incomplete paraplegia - Mild to moderate lower extremity deficit.
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$2,000,000 Class Action Recovery (CA) - Labor law - Improper classification of management to avoid paying overtime - Overtime compensation.
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$100,000 Verdict (MA) - Police negligence - Plaintiff police officer employed by University of Massachusetts Medical Center injured trying to capture prisoner who escaped from custody of City police officer - Plaintiff sued City for its police officer?s negligence in failing to properly guard prisoner - Injuries to back, knee and index finger.
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$4,700,000 Verdict for Multiple Plaintiffs (WA) - Whistleblower action - Termination of employees for alleged refusal to install underrated valves in nuclear waste facility.
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$8,110,614 Verdict including $282,159 prejudgment interest award (GA) - Workplace negligence - Wrongful death - Failure to properly operate tractor trailer - Security guard is killed when she is crushed between tractor trailers in distribution center.
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