Here is a preview of the verdicts detailed in the September issue of the Mississippi Jury Verdict Reporter:
- $173,306 bench verdict- Holmes County nursing home case covered here (7/24/14);
- $80,993 verdict- Harrison County breach of contract case (8/1/14);
- $43,560 verdict- Madison County timber trespass case (6/25/14);
- $36,500 verdict- Jackson federal court disability discrimination case covered here (8/15/14)
- $35,000 defense counterclaim verdict- Coahoma County car wreck case (6/10/14);
- defense verdict- Jackson federal court premises liability case covered here (8/15/14);
- defense verdict- Washington County silica products liability case (2/14/14); and
- defense verdict- Rankin County battery case (doctor groping nurse) (8/4/14).
My Take:
The plaintiffs didn’t bust the bank, but at least they avoided the goose egg in four of the cases.