Take a gander at 2015’s top 100 verdicts list and you’ll see something missing—billions.
For the first time in eight years, there were no verdicts worth $1 billion or more in a year’s span. The total amount awarded in 2015 was less than $7.5 billion, down 82 percent from 2014. Motor Vehicle Case Scores Top Verdict in 2015
Among top verdicts in 2015, those involving motor vehicle accidents nearly doubled in number compared with 2014.
