Sentence examples for a large verdict from inspiring English sources

Clearly, if a supermarket had hired drunken guards who shot at innocent passers-by, it would be liable for the conduct of its employees, and may even be put out of business by a large verdict.

For the plaintiffs, who lost hundreds of millions of dollars they invested with the Baptist foundation, there is substantial doubt that they will be able to collect much money even if they do obtain a large verdict.

The fact that the settlement with the states was pegged to product sales and is paid out over years means the Engle case, if there is a large verdict not disturbed on appeal, may be more harmful to the tobacco companies' profits and a threat to its corporate existence.

They are finding that the public perception of trial lawyers is at an all-time low and legislation is making it harder to get a large verdict.

Some jurors may fear that a large verdict for you will impact their ability to secure medical care.[16].[16]

Mr. Gilmartin seemed relatively unfazed after a day of difficult questions from Mr. Lanier, who in August won an even larger verdict against Merck in the first Vioxx personal injury case.

Michael J. Bidart won a $120 million jury verdict against an HMO (the largest verdict against an HMO in history) over its refusal to pay for care recommended by the health plan's own physicians.

Their concerns have grown in the last two years, after a spate of very large verdicts against companies that did not make asbestos but used it in their factories or products.

Not exactly a great verdict for tech.

It is stereotypical to say that his was the conduct of a personal injury trial lawyer, who specialized in coaxing large verdicts from sympathetic juries, but there are many honorable people in that profession.

But Merck has faced large verdicts in the cases it has lost, including a $253.5 million verdict in the first case, on behalf of Carol Ernst, whose husband, Robert, died after taking Vioxx for less than a year — although Texas laws on punitive damages reduced that amount to $26.1 million.