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I agree, Concerneddad.
By the way, we should never assume that a large jury verdict means a commensurately large attorney fee. I saw an article recently that pointed out that a lot of cases are submitted to a juries after "high-low" settlements have been concluded (e.g., a floor of one million dollars even if the jury finds for the defendant, and a ceiling of three million regardless of how much in excess of that the jury awards).
The real settlement value of a case is limited by the available insurance coverage. It's not unusual for a judges to reduce an award after a finding a jury verdict was enflamed by passion. Many times, there are also post-verdict settlements (for less than the amount of the verdict) to avoid the delay and uncertain caused by appeal.
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