Author: Maureen Daley Editor: Grace Shuman Introduction Recently, a jury in Philadelphia awarded a whopping $976 million dollar verdict against Mitsubishi for its faulty seat belt design. It took jurors only four hours to deliberate, and they awarded $176.5 million in compensatory damages. For punitive damages, jurors deliberated for just thirty minutes before deciding … Read More
Author: Edward R. Leonard Editor: Grace Shuman When it comes time to pick a jury, it is critical to find jurors who are open-minded towards the corporate defendant and may be less likely to award a Nuclear Verdict®. While any juror can go nuclear if the defense fails to defuse juror anger, there is no doubt … Read More
Authors: Maria Regina Kupillas and Maureen Daley Background In Abraham v. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital[i], plaintiff, a surgeon and director of orthopedic surgery, alleged a female junior medical resident and medical student became sexually aggressive without his consent while he was too intoxicated to resist at a 2018 pool party at his home.[ii] Plaintiff reported the incident to … Read More
Author: John A. Anselmo Editor: Grace Shuman On November 30, 2023, a jury in Westchester County, New York awarded plaintiff $120 million in a verdict against Westchester Medical Center in the case of William R. Lee et al. v. Westchester County Health Care Corporation et al. This is the largest medical malpractice verdict in the history … Read More
Author: Erin Patterson Editor: Grace Shuman In the flurry of New Year’s resolutions, people often set themselves on a crash course littered with unattainable goals that do not account for the hours and energy needed to just work, sleep, have any semblance of a personal life, and maintain sanity. It is safe to say … Read More
SAN DIEGO (Jan 8, 2024) – Aiming to end the surge of skyrocketing jury verdicts across the country, nationwide civil litigation and insurance defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP announced its third annual Nuclear Verdicts Defense Institute will take place July 18-21, 2024, at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club. The Nuclear Verdicts Defense … Read More
SAN DIEGO (January 5, 2024) – Tyson & Mendes LLP, one of the nation’s fastest-growing insurance and civil litigation defense firms, saved its insurance industry and self-insured clients $679.9 million in aggregate damages claims in 2023, bringing the firm’s savings results for clients to nearly $3 billion in just four years. The firm defines … Read More
Features: Bob Tyson Daily Journal – December 8, 2023 In 2023, we saw Nuclear Verdicts® delivered every single day in courtrooms across the country. They are trending up, both in frequency and severity. A Nuclear Verdict® is typically defined as a jury award of $100 million or more… Read More | Download … Read More
Features: Christopher Schon Buzzsprout – October 10, 2023 In this episode of the Private Client Risk and Resilience podcast, host Kurt Thoennessen discusses social inflation, nuclear verdicts, and their impact on the private client space. He is joined by special guest Chris Schon, a partner at the law firm Tyson and Mendes in San … Read More
By Cayce Lynch and Ashley Paige Fetyko
Authors: Cayce E. Lynch and Ashley Paige Fetyko We recently had the privilege of delivering a webinar to more than 500 attendees on how to stop Nuclear Verdicts® with Taylor Swift lyrics. Just kidding! We wish it was that simple. We did, however, spend two hours diving into the Nuclear Verdicts® Defense Methods through … Read More
Author: Stephen Haynes
Author: Stephen Haynes Insurance companies and their counsel are all too aware of the proliferation of multimillion-dollar verdicts, and even Nuclear Verdicts®, across the nation in the post-pandemic era. Why? What has changed? Besides the obvious workplace changes and renewed emphasis on quality of life driving decision making, we need to ask ourselves, “Have juror … Read More
Author: Brandon Kerr
Author: Brandon Kerr What Happened After a six-week trial, a California state court jury awarded $18.8 million to a 24-year-old man who alleged he developed cancer (mesothelioma) from exposure to asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based baby powder.[i] The jury heard plaintiff’s mother testify she used large amounts of J&J’s baby powder on her … Read More
By Rick Somes
It was a gorgeous June afternoon one Sunday as I prepared for a long drive home. I had just checked out of my hotel after attending the four-day Nuclear Verdicts® Defense Institute in America’s Finest City, San Diego, CA! I had just spent four days deep diving into…
Author: Rob Olson Social inflation is a term originally coined by Warren Buffett, referring to the increase of insurance claims payouts and rising costs resulting from Nuclear Verdicts®.[i] California has long been considered a hotbed for social inflation due to its large population, high litigation rates, and plaintiff-friendly legal environment.[ii] In recent years, the … Read More
Author: Edward R. Leonard Nuclear Verdicts® continue to climb in severity and frequency, increasing by 27.5% over 10 years.[1] In the trucking industry, the average value of a verdict above $1 million has increased from $2.3 million to $22.3 million between 2010 to 2018.[2] Many businesses and defense attorneys have been left wondering … Read More
Press Release
SAN DIEGO (June 12, 2023) – Nationwide civil litigation and insurance defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP announced today the conclusion of its second annual Nuclear Verdicts Defense Institute, the only advanced trial academy in the country designed specifically for the defense bar.
Attorney At Law Magazine
Seeking to put an end to the surge of skyrocketing jury verdicts across the country, nationwide civil litigation and insurance defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP announced its second annual Nuclear Verdicts Defense Institute will take place June 8-11, 2023, at the InterContinental San Diego.…
Press Release
Seeking to put an end to the surge of skyrocketing jury verdicts across the country, nationwide civil litigation and insurance defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP announced today its second annual Nuclear Verdicts Defense Institute will take place June 8-11, 2023 at the InterContinental San Diego.
Southern California Record
An insurance defense firm saved insurers and their clients some $1.07 billion in aggregate damages claims last year, according to a partner at the Tyson & Mendes law firm in San Diego.
Property Casualty 360
What happens when you mix major damages, a large corporation, a denial (or half acceptance) of fault, and an angry jury that wants to send a strong message? In the courtroom, the result just might be a colossal verdict. Such judgments that defy precedent and logic have been blamed for crippling business owners…
Risk and Insurance
Massive awards to plaintiffs for non-monetary damages are increasing in frequency and severity. This CLM seminar aims to equip insurance professionals with the tools to prevent them…
Carrier Management
Plaintiffs’ California dreamin’ became a reality when a Los Angeles jury went nuclear with a verdict of $464.6 million after an eight-week trial in June. The verdict included $24.6 million in compensatory damages and a staggering $440 million in punitive damages…
Claims Journal
Plaintiffs’ California dreamin’ became a reality when a Los Angeles jury went nuclear with a verdict of $464.6 million after an eight-week trial in June. The verdict included $24.6 million in compensatory damages and a staggering $440 million in punitive damages…
Law.com
In part two of our conversation with Bob Tyson of Tyson & Mendes about defending against nuclear verdicts, we hone in the root of many high dollar damages awards: non-economic damages…
Law.com
Tyson & Mendes name partner Bob Tyson says that defense lawyers need to “embrace the awkward” to fight back against the growing number of nuclear verdicts…
Press Release
Following four immersive days of training, demonstrations, and group exercises, 18 defense attorneys from around the country have become the first graduating class of the Nuclear Verdicts Defense Institute, the only advanced trial academy designed specifically for the defense bar.
University of San Diego
University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Director of Development, Debbie Rider, ’84 (JD), shared Dean Robert A. Schapiro’s congratulations to defense attorneys who participated in Tyson & Mendes’ inaugural Nuclear Verdicts Defense Institute held at the U.S. Grant June 23-26, 2022. Civil defense attorneys engaged in three full-days of rigorous and groundbreaking training for designed to elevate trial techniques, litigation tactics, and jury strategies—to level the playing field and provide for equal justice for all litigants…
Carrier Management
Insurance carriers, are you and your defense counsel ready for the “perfect storm” of litigation that is coming once the pandemic is over? Are your teams trained to defend against the increasing wave of nuclear verdicts—jury verdicts of $10 million or more, or those in which non-economic damage…
Daily Journal
A new trial program to teach defense attorneys how to fight excessive or runaway jury verdicts is set for June in San Diego, but plaintiffs’ lawyers don’t think it is needed…
Press Release
The inaugural Nuclear Verdicts Defense Institute will take place June 23-26, 2022, in San Diego, led by an esteemed faculty of legal defense experts, including top trial attorneys, a specialist in jury psychology, and a certified faculty member for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and professor at the University of San Diego School of Law.