| Table 39: Liability Awards of $1 Million or More
as Percent of All Awards, 1994-95 | |||||
| Rank | State | Amt. | Rank | State | Amt. |
| 1 | NEW YORK | 28% | 27 | Hawaii | 7% |
| 2 | South Carolina | 20% | 28 | New Hampshire | 7% |
| 3 | North Carolina | 18% | 29 | Arizona | 6% |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 17% | 30 | Oregon | 6% |
| 5 | Mississippi | 17% | 31 | Wisconsin | 6% |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 16% | 32 | Connecticut | 5% |
| 7 | Alabama | 15% | 33 | Georgia | 5% |
| 8 | Illinois | 14% | 34 | Kansas | 5% |
| 9 | Utah | 14% | 35 | Tennessee | 5% |
| 10 | California | 13% | 36 | Missouri | 4% |
| 11 | Colorado | 13% | 37 | Montana | 4% |
| 12 | Iowa | 13% | 38 | Oklahoma | 4% |
| 13 | Florida | 12% | 39 | Kentucky | 3% |
| 14 | Minnesota | 12% | 40 | Maryland | 3% |
| 15 | New Jersey | 12% | 41 | Rhode Island | 1% |
| 16 | Ohio | 12% | 42 | Alaska | 0% |
| 17 | Delaware | 11% | 43 | Arkansas | 0% |
| 18 | Michigan | 11% | 44 | Idaho | 0% |
| 19 | Texas | 11% | 45 | Nebraska | 0% |
| 20 | Washington | 11% | 46 | Nevada | 0% |
| 21 | Wyoming | 11% | 47 | North Dakota | 0% |
| 22 | Indiana | 10% | 48 | Vermont | 0% |
| 23 | Louisiana | 9% | 49 | New Mexico | NA |
| 24 | West Virginia | 9% | 50 | South Dakota | NA |
| 25 | Maine | 8% | Average of all states | 9% | |
| 26 | Virginia | 8% | N.Y.S. % above avg. | 211.1% | |
| Source: Jury Verdict Research | |||||
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