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"The No. 1 cause of nuclear verdicts is plaintiffs lawyers," said Robert Tyson, who has sought to rally the defense bar against rising verdicts and settlements.

Six states account for nearly 65% of the nuclear verdicts across the U.S.

The causes behind the social inflation theory are numerous, but one of them is that attorney advertising affects the public in unexpected ways, according to some defense lawyers.

What happens when an insured decides to move from a claims-made policy to an occurrence-based policy, or vice versa?

At the recent ALM Complex Claims & Litigation Forum, Tyson addressed some of the factors behind an increase in the number of high-value jury awards.

While the plaintiffs had received some relief for the damages in 2017, they contended it wasn't nearly enough to actually conduct the needed repairs and took the issue to court.

Bob Tyson, the strategic managing partner of Tyson & Mendes and author of a book about defense tactics to fend off nuclear verdicts, discusses his new software venture aimed at helping insurance companies flag cases with potential high-dollar exposure.

By the numbers, the top industries for these thermonuclear verdicts are automobiles, security and alarm services, and insurance.