HORSHAM, Pa. - The national jury-award median for employment-practice liability cases, which includes discrimination and retaliation claims, rose 44% in one year - from $151,000 in 1999 to $218,000 in 2000 - according to Jury Verdict Research®'s report, Employment Practice Liability: Jury Award Trends and Statistics - 2001 Edition.

Compensatory Award Medians for Employment-Practice Liability Cases
Source: Jury Verdict Research®

YEAR 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

MEDIAN $ 93,000 $114,248 $130,400 $150,000 $150,000 $151,000 $218,000

The study showed that of all discrimination types, age discrimination plaintiffs won the most money from 1994-2000. The overall median jury award in discrimination cases was $150,000 for the seven-year span.

Compensatory Award Medians by Type of Discrimination Case (1994-2000)
Source: Jury Verdict Research®

TYPE Sex Race Overall Disability Age

MEDIAN $100,000 $120,951 $150,000 $175,001 $268,926

The 2001 Edition of Employment Practice Liability: Jury Award Trends and Statistics provides jury verdict and settlement trends for constructive discharge, hostile work environment, retaliation, sexual harassment and wrongful termination, and includes an analysis of plaintiff recovery trends - the ratio of plaintiff verdicts to defense verdicts. The 59-page report also contains trends in federal district court and state court awards, as well as summaries of the top awards for employment-practice liability.

Plaintiff Recovery Rates
Source: Jury Verdict Research® - Horsham, Pa.

Year Employment- 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Race Discrimination 50% 59% 58% 58% 62% 69% 67%

Sex Discrimination 43% 41% 45% 33% 58% 60% 62%

Practice Liability 50% 70% 64% 67% 64% 70% 69%

Copies of Employment Practice Liability: Jury Award Trends and
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Jury Verdict Research® maintains the only nationwide database of more than 186,000 plaintiff and defense verdicts, and settlements resulting from personal injury claims. The data are reported, tabulated and analyzed to determine values, trends and deviations for 400 injuries and 300 liabilities.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: For a media-review copy of Employment Practice Liability: Jury Award Trends and Statistics, please call Gary Bagin at 215-784-0941, ext. 370, or e-mail garybagin@lrp.com.