Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour," Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Photo: Chris Pizzello/AP
Outsized verdicts. Nuclear verdicts. Thermonuclear verdicts.
Whatever you call the upsurge in $10 million-plus damages awards, it's clearly got the defense bar's attention. According to data from insurance defense firm Tyson & Mendes, the total amount of such verdicts since January has already topped $8 billion. So litigators Ashley Fetyko and Cayce Lynch, both based in the firm's San Diego office, looked to an inspired source from some strategies dealing with the phenomenon: Taylor Swift.
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Ross Todd
Ross Todd is the Editor/columnist for the Am Law Litigation Daily. He writes about litigation of all sorts. Previously, Ross was the Bureau Chief of The Recorder, ALM's California affiliate. Contact Ross at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Ross_Todd.
