Nuclear Verdicts^® Heat Map

Name: Nuclear Verdicts Dashboard: 2026 Nuclear Verdict Statistics
Creator: Litigation Sentinel

Explore the geography of nuclear verdicts across the United States. Click any state to see verdict frequency, total damages, judicial risk factors, and year-over-year trends.

Data: Marathon Strategies · Morgan & Morgan · Tyson & Mendes · 15+ actuarial sources

Nuclear Verdicts®

2026 YTD tracked from public reporting

Total Damages

$6.9B

2026 YTD tracked from public reporting

Median Verdict

$61M

2026 YTD tracked from public reporting

$100M+ Verdicts

Including 1 over $1B

Landmark 2026 Verdicts

Tracked from public reporting through June 2026 · Not exhaustive

$1.6B

Garcia v. Upton Assets, LLC

TX · Products Liability

$885M

Direct Purchasers v. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.

MA · Antitrust / IP

$644.75M

Plaintiff v. Soho WP, LLC / BE-1 Concepts Holdings, LLC

FL · Premises Liability

$603M

Estate of Byassee v. Jilin Province Detiannuo Safety Technology Co.

FL · Products Liability

$420M

Skillz Platform Inc. v. Papaya Gaming Ltd.

NY · Antitrust / IP

$375M

State of New Mexico v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

NM · Other

$307.6M

Jackson v. Corizon Health (CHS TX, Inc.)

MI · Medical Malpractice

$305M

In re PacifiCorp (Labor Day Fire Trial 15)

OR · Other

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Sources: Litigation Sentinel 2026 verdict tracking (public reporting, January–June 2026) · Tyson & Mendes Nuclear Verdict® Tracker (2025 full-year data) · Marathon Strategies Nuclear Verdict Report (2025 Edition) · ATRA Judicial Hellholes® Report (2025–2026) · Institute for Legal Reform · Morgan & Morgan Verdict Magazine · Tyson & Mendes Nuclear Verdict® Research · CAS / Triple-I Social Inflation Studies · Swiss Re Sigma Reports · Sedgwick Liability Litigation Commentary · TransRe, Allianz, Gen Re Industry Reports · ATRI Trucking Nuclear Verdicts Database · The Doctors Company Med Mal Studies · Travelers Top 100 Verdicts Analysis · Westfleet Advisors Litigation Finance Report · Public court records and verdict databases

Data compiled from publicly available sources for informational purposes. 2025 data sourced from the Tyson & Mendes Nuclear Verdict® Tracker. 2026 verdicts are tracked from public reporting through June 2026 and are not an exhaustive national tally. Individual case outcomes may vary. This visualization does not constitute legal advice.

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