Philadelphia City Hall in downtown Philadelphia, PA, on April 3, 2021. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Post-Pandemic Rise in High-Dollar Verdicts Shows Signs of Sticking
For the third year in a row, court data shows, Philadelphia juries were around twice as likely to award verdicts of $1 million or higher than they were in the years before the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 25, 2024 at 03:20 PM
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Litigation
The original version of this story was published on The Legal Intelligencer
What You Need to Know
- 11.5% of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas' 2023 civil jury verdicts were $1 million or higher.
- The rate continues a pattern of more frequent high verdicts following the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The percentage of plaintiffs wins also remains higher than it was before 2020.
The post-pandemic uptick in high-dollar plaintiff wins seems to be sticking around.
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