Payouts

Insight into Pennsylvania’s Personal Injury Verdict Statistics Reveals Surprising Median Compensation Payouts

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Philadelphia, PA – A recent study of jury verdicts in Pennsylvania has shed light on the average compensation payouts for personal injury cases in the state. The study found that the average personal injury jury verdict in Pennsylvania is $903,705. However, when examining the median, which represents the middle value of the data, a different picture emerges. The median compensatory award in Pennsylvania is significantly lower at $45,000. The disparity between the average and median values can be attributed to outliers, such as an $85 million verdict in a case involving a Penn medical student … Read more

Projected Paraquat Settlement Payouts: Updates on Parkinson’s Lawsuits

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Chicago, Illinois – The Paraquat class action lawsuits continue to grow as more plaintiffs come forward alleging that the herbicide caused them to develop Parkinson’s disease. As of January 2023, there are over 2,300 cases pending in the Paraquat multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the federal courts. The litigation has seen a significant increase in the number of new cases filed each month, with an average of over 200 new cases per month in 2022. The plaintiffs in these lawsuits claim that exposure to Paraquat, a popular weed killer, led to their Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. They … Read more