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'Nuclear verdicts' in Louisiana last year totaled $437 million, new study finds

By Michael Carroll | Thursday, May 9, 2024 @ 8:44am

Louisiana jury awards exceeding $10 million over the years 2009 to 2023 amounted to a total payout of $9.97 billion, making the Bayou State sixth in the nation in terms of the combined value of these so-called “nuclear verdicts.”
Louisiana ranks 5th for jury verdicts against corporations exceeding $10 million, study finds

By Michael Carroll | Monday, Apr 10, 2023 @ 2:51pm

Despite representing only 1.5% of the U.S. population, Louisiana ranked fifth among the states in a new study that catalogs the increasing number of jury verdicts against corporations that exceed $10 million.