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A Jenner & Block team led by Partners Terri Mascherin and Dan Weiss were named Runners-Up for Litigators of the Week by The American Lawyer for securing a landmark jury verdict of $394,424,138 for clients Consumers Energy Company and DTE Electric Company, representing what is believed to be the largest civil jury verdict in Michigan history.

On December 18, Jenner & Block secured a landmark jury verdict of $394,424,138 for clients Consumers Energy Company and DTE Electric Company in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, representing what is believed to be the largest civil jury verdict in Michigan history.

A Jenner team represented a client in a Section 1983 action against Wexford Health Sources, the former medical provider for the Illinois Department of Corrections, and several Wexford employees. Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act allows individuals to sue state actors, including private companies contracted to perform state functions, such as prison healthcare providers, for violations of their constitutional rights. Here, the client alleged that Wexford's deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs violated his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment.