Law Restricts Her From Reducing ‘Excessive’ $91M Injured Worker Award, Judge Finds August 5, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson A Massachusetts judge has declined to reduce the $91 million damages award she approved last September for a construction worker’s...
Jury Awards $176M for Wrongful Deaths of Brothers Hit by California Socialite’s Car June 8, 2026 A Los Angeles jury has awarded $176 million to the parents of two young brothers killed in a hit-and-run collision...
Washington Supreme Court Restores $185M Monsanto Chemical Leak Verdict October 30, 2025 A U.S. court reinstated a $185 million verdict against Bayer’s Monsanto unit over chemical contamination at a Washington state school...
Jury Awards $205M to Parents of Girl Who Fell to Death at Colorado Amusement Park September 26, 2025 A jury has awarded $205 million to the parents of a 6-year-old girl who fell to her death at a...
Colorado Jury Says Liability Waiver Doesn’t Shield Vail From $21M Ski Lift Fall Verdict September 9, 2025 By Mead Gruver A $21 million jury verdict against Vail Resorts for a paralyzing ski lift fall shows that liability waivers — those...
California Jury Awards $2M to Protester Shot in Face With Nonlethal Projectile August 29, 2025 By Jaimie Ding A jury has awarded at least $2.2 million to a protester who was shot in the face with a less-lethal...
Asbestos Clinic in Montana Forced to Close to Pay for BNSF Jury Award May 16, 2025 By Matthew Brown An asbestos screening clinic in a small Montana town where thousands have been sickened by toxic dust from a nearby...
California Man Wins $50M in Lawsuit Over Burns From Starbucks Tea March 17, 2025 A delivery driver has won $50 million in a lawsuit after being seriously burned when a Starbucks drink spilled in...
Woman Injured on Harry Potter Theme Park Ride in California Awarded $7.25M February 27, 2025 A federal jury has awarded $7.25 million to a 74-year-old Arizona woman for a spine injury she suffered in a...
Top West Region Insurance Journal Stories of 2024 December 30, 2024 By Don Jergler Wildfires and their effect on the California’s homeowners insurance crisis dominated Insurance Journal’s West headlines this year. Other popular stories...