| A history of
the cases |
|
Some of the large jury verdicts awarded in Mississippi's civil justice system since 1995:
|
| Year |
Case |
County |
Issue |
Total Award |
Final disposition |
| 1995 |
Trustmark |
Jones |
Auto insurance
purchase |
$38 million |
Trial judge reduced to
$5M |
| 1995 |
O'Keefe vs. Loewen |
Hinds |
Breach of contract |
$500 million |
Loewen filed
bankruptcy |
| 1998 |
Ford Motor |
Holmes |
Wrongful death |
$120 million |
Settled before appeal |
| 1998 |
Asbestos case |
Jefferson |
Injuries by asbestos |
$48 million |
Settled before
punitive damages |
| 1999 |
American Home Products |
Jefferson |
Drug fen-phen |
$150 million |
Settled before
punitive damages |
| 2000 |
General Motors |
Smith |
Two wrongful deaths |
$250 million |
Unavailable |
| 2001 |
Johnson & Johnson |
Claiborne |
Heartburn medicine
Propulsid |
$100 million |
Unavailable |
| 2001 |
Central Mississippi
Medical Center |
Hinds |
Baby dropped at
birth/brain damaged |
$23 million |
Settled before appeal |
| 2002 |
Southern Farm Bureau |
Hinds |
Plaintiffs pushed to
get high-risk insurance policy |
$30 million |
* On appeal |
|
* - Some of the
other above mentioned cases also may be on appeal |
