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‘Thermonuclear’ Verdicts on the Rise in the U.S., Report Finds
- Barry Murphy
- Aug 25
- 1 min read
The trucking industry remained a top legal target last year as multimillion-dollar verdicts against U.S. companies expanded into “thermonuclear” territory of at least $100 million, a new report said.
The “Corporate Verdicts Go Thermonuclear” study from Marathon Strategies found that the trucking and automotive industries faced a combined 15 multimillion-dollar verdicts last year totaling jury awards of more than $1.4 billion.
“In 2024, 135 lawsuits against a corporate defendant resulted in a nuclear verdict – those that surpass $10 million – the largest number of such cases Marathon has identified in a single year since 2009, and a 52% increase over 2023,” said the company. “The total sum of these verdicts reached an eye-popping $31.3 billion, a 116% increase over 2023.”
Read more in an article from Transport Topics.
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