I have a question from a non-law professor here that has me stumped. She
wants to know the first case in which a jury in the United States returned a
jury verdict of at least $1 million. She thought that it was some time in
the early 1960s. I found this article:
Schmit, Joan T., Insurance Versus Indemnification: An Argument for Stare
Decisis, 34 Defense L.J. 125, 130 (1985).
The number of million dollar judgments, for instance, has risen dramatically
over the past two decades. (19)
FN 19: According to the Insurance Information Institute, based on figures
supplied by Jury Verdict Research, Inc., the first million dollar verdict
was rendered in 1962. in 1980, ninety-four such verdicts were rendered.
This is all the information given. I have searched periodical indexes,
Westlaw, Lexis, etc. and have not been able to find anything. Does anyone
have any additional information on this case? I would be very grateful if
someone out there could help me. Thank you.
Don Buffaloe
Reference Services Librarian
Pepperdine University School of Law
24255 Pacific Coast Hwy.
Malibu CA 90263
E-mail: Donald.Buffaloe@pepperdine.edu
Telephone: (310) 506-4823 Fax: (310) 506-4836
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Wed Nov 14 2007 - 20:45:41 PST