Verdicts
Jan. 9, 2008
$96 Million Award Tops Verdicts
“Most judges don’t want to see massive verdicts coming out of their courtroom,” said Luan K. Phan, left, with his client, Kevin K. Leung. Phan won a $96.4 million verdict for Leung’s 4-year-old son. The verdict tops the 2007 list of the largest plaintiffs' verdicts.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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The $96 million medical-malpractice verdict that tops the 2007 list of the largest plaintiffs' verdicts pales in comparison to previous years' highest verdicts.
It is one-third of 2006's highest award, $306.9 million, and one-fifth of 2005's highest, $465.4 million, both in patent-infringement cases.
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