Jerry Hamilton

May 19, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Unfortunately, the epidemic of runaway verdicts has not slowed down and the number of verdicts has continued to rise since my last article. However, attorneys are not defenseless in preventing runaway verdicts.

By Jerry Hamilton

8 minute read

February 17, 2023 | Daily Business Review

In my previous articles, I discussed taking accountability, giving the jury a specific and reasonable damages number, pain and suffering damages, and humanizing the corporate defendant. This article will focus on a crucial part of trial: the closing.

By Jerry Hamilton

7 minute read

December 21, 2022 | Daily Business Review

In the previous articles, I discussed taking accountability, giving the jury a specific and reasonable number for damages, and arguing pain and suffering. This article will focus on the necessity of humanizing the corporate defendant.

By Jerry Hamilton

7 minute read

November 10, 2022 | Daily Business Review

In my last article, I discussed how to mitigate runaway verdicts by taking accountability and giving the jury a specific and reasonable damages number. This article will focus on ways to deal with the largest component of runaway verdicts: noneconomic damages ("pain and suffering damages").

By Jerry Hamilton

6 minute read

September 07, 2022 | Daily Business Review

As part of their new reality, defense attorneys have no choice but to implement new strategies to prevent nuclear verdicts from happening to their clients. This article is a part of a series of articles that will give tips and strategies to combat nuclear verdicts.

By Jerry Hamilton

5 minute read