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$64 million verdict on behalf of an injured ironworker who fell and was left paralyzed from a job-site accident. The verdict was noted as the highest jury verdict in Illinois history for an individual, beating the previous record verdict of $51 million. [6] [7] The National Law Journal recognized the verdict in their Top 100 verdicts of 2012. [8]
In July 2014, the plaintiff filed for a motion of summary judgment.However, on October 30, 2014, the court denied the motion. [9] Judge John A. Kronstadt, after reviewing competing musicologist reports, found "substantial similarity [between "Blurred Lines" and "Got to Give It Up"] to present a genuine issue of material fact", and that the "signature phrases, hooks, bass lines, keyboard chords ...
A few days later, the plaintiffs proposed a $25,000 settlement to Thomas-Rasset. She declined. [26] The plaintiffs then rejected the damage reduction ordered by the judge. [27] On June 18, the court appointed a special master to facilitate negotiations due to the parties' failure to reach a settlement. [28]
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In English law, a special verdict is a verdict by a jury that makes specific factual conclusions rather than (or in addition to) the jury's declaration of guilt or liability. For example, jurors may write down a specific monetary amount of damages or a finding of proportionality in addition to the jury's ultimate finding of liability.
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Defense lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove -- who Trump last month nominated to top positions in the Department of Justice -- claimed to have uncovered evidence of juror misconduct that calls into ...