Now you see it, now you don't; vanishing verdicts are more commonplace, especially thanks to judges

Article Abstract:

The National Law Journal discovered in a survey of 100 representative large jury verdicts of $1 mil or more, decided in 1994, that appellate review has become more uncharted. Judges are growing as unpredictable as juries, with more verdicts reduced or reversed. Trial courts are being overruled by appellate courts, only to find themselves overruled by state supreme courts. Trial court judicial decisions are growing increasingly impermanent, though not as much so as those of juries. Verdicts in 15 subjects are surveyed.

Trial practice, Verdicts

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Skadden Arps leads in financial survey again; close ties with local law firms may become a thing of the past, as banks decentralize

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The largest US financial institutions' legal departments grew modestly from 1995 to 1996, with the number of in-house attorneys growing at 60 of the 200 companies surveyed and decreasing at 29, rarely by more than 3 lawyers. Leadership remains stable, with few of the companies that have a lead in- house counsel changing them since the last survey, though a suprising number still have no in-house legal department, or a strikingly small one. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom remains the most popular outside counsel.

Evaluation, Financial services industry, Financial services, Corporate counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom L.L.P.

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Reform measures made little impact

Article Abstract:

Limits on medical malpractice damages enacted into law in some states have not had the intended effect of reducing health care expenditures and making the tort system fairer. Malpractice premiums for doctors in states with caps on damages are lower than in other states, but the caps' effect on health care costs as a whole is not clear. The caps have had the greatest effect on damages paid to individual plaintiffs, with the most critically injured and youngest the hardest hit.

Laws, regulations and rules, Remedies, Medical personnel, Tort reform, Malpractice, Medical malpractice, Limitation of damages, Limitations of damages

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