Nuclear verdicts

A Nueces County jury awarded $301 billion against a Corpus Christi bar that over-served an intoxicated customer who later caused a fatal crash, killing a grandmother and her 16-year-old granddaughter. The award included $1.04 billion in actual damages and $300 billion in punitive damages.

The page references a landmark jury verdict finding Meta and other social media companies liable for social media addiction affecting young users. It does not provide a breakdown beyond the reported total amount referenced in the headline context.

A Florida jury awarded the widow of a deceased smoker $23.6 billion in punitive damages plus more than $16 million in compensatory damages, for a total award of $23.616 billion. The article says the verdict came after a four-week trial and is expected to face appeals and post-trial motions.

A Florida woman whose husband passed away after years of using J&J's baby powder and Shower to Shower products was awarded $20 billion.

A Houston jury returned a verdict awarding Pennzoil $10.53 billion in damages. The page describes it as the largest civil jury verdict in history at the time.

A Louisiana federal jury found Takeda liable for concealing cancer risks associated with Actos and awarded $6 billion in punitive damages plus $1.475 million in compensatory damages. Takeda said it would challenge the verdict through post-trial motions and appeal.

Arnold & Itkin obtained an $8 billion punitive damages verdict for a single plaintiff in a products liability lawsuit.

The jury returned an $8 billion punitive damages verdict against Johnson & Johnson over its antipsychotic drug Risperdal. The company was accused of marketing the drug to children while withholding data linking it to a hormonal growth disorder in boys.

A Texas jury awarded $330 million in compensatory damages and $7 billion in punitive damages to the family of an elderly woman murdered by a cable technician after a service call. The technician worked for Charter Communications, which operates as Spectrum.

The page cites Enron as one of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP’s largest recoveries, listing a $7.2 billion securities class action recovery. No court, date, or party details are provided on the page.