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Top Verdicts

Jan. 29, 2009

The Also-Rans

It's a testament to the sheer size of many jury verdicts in California that awards much less than $40 million no longer contend for the state's top 10 slots.

In another state, the $38.3 million verdict in a breach of contract suit might be the biggest of the year.

A subsidiary of Chinese electronics manufacturer GBM Group successfully claimed Y-USA Inc. had run a "bust-out" scam on it, in violation of state laws against fraudulent contracts for the transfer of g...

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