Nationwide Top Verdict

Congratulations to trial attorneys Douglas Pettit and Matthew Smith of Pettit Kohn Ingrassia Lutz & Dolin for achieving Law.com’s “Top 100 Verdicts of 2023” on their case: Regents of the University of California v. Murphy.  Law.com, a leading provider of verdict and settlement research, highlights the top 100 trial verdict outcomes nationwide each year.

Douglas Pettit and Matthew Smith defended the claims brought by The Regents of the University of California while Mark Quigley and Ivan Puchalt of Greene Broillet & Wheeler LLP represented Dr. Murphy in his whistleblower claims. The two lawsuits were consolidated into one jury trial which lasted two months. In a unanimous decision, the jury awarded more than $39.5 million in damages to Dr. Murphy. The jury awarded only $67,000 in favor of the UC Regents, which reflect outside income that Dr. Murphy had previously offered to pay. The jury also unanimously found in favor of Kevin T. Murphy, Inc. dba Mindset and PeakLogic.

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