February 2023 Bar Bulletin
A few weeks ago, another Seattle jury returned a punitive, high-damages verdict against a corporate defendant. The numbers are high. The litigation industry continues to talk about the trend towards nuclear verdicts, with all kinds of theories and explanations for why juries are returning high-dollar verdicts. Many are left wondering if there is a jury left that can find for a corporate litigant. The short answer is, absolutely yes. However, research shows there may be some new and changing trends that inform the strategy for understanding and identifying bias against corporate litigants.
In the last few years, perceptions of banks, large corporations, and other institutions have grown...