Large Verdicts & Settlements – 2011 
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S.C. Lawyers Weekly staff
Published: February 3, 2012
Time posted: 1:26 pm
Tags: Large Verdicts & Settlements, Verdicts & Settlements
A $327 million verdict against a pharmaceutical company for violating the state’s Unfair Trade Practices Act tops the list of South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s annual roundup of the year’s top verdicts and settlements. The 2011 list comprises the 14 awards of at least $1 million that were reported to Lawyers Weekly during the year.
Published: February 3, 2012
Time posted: 1:26 pm
Tags: Large Verdicts & Settlements, Verdicts & Settlements
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