1.   This verdict was upheld at appeal.

2.   An appeals court later upheld that verdict.

3.   Attorneys close to the case conceded there was no precedent in Texas case law for upholding a verdict in which the jury reached such apparently contradictory conclusions.

4.   A jury held that Stratton had an absolute duty to keep its novice slopes free of hidden dangers, and the Vermont Supreme Court upheld that verdict.

5.   After an appeals court upheld the verdict last year, Jeffries was reinstated as department head.

6.   But a majority of justices upheld the verdict, saying that the trial judge took reasonable precautions to provide an untainted jury.

7.   But even if that verdict is upheld, smokers will still have to win individual cases on their own to obtain a share of the settlement.

8.   But the case is being appealed by Beth Israel, and if the verdict is upheld, it is common for judges to reduce such large awards.

9.   If the verdict is upheld, the state Supreme Court is then required to review the sentence to see if it is warranted.

10.   In each case, the judge has upheld the verdict, while reducing the amount.