Jurisdiction Intelligence Report

Product Liability Case Values in Mississippi (2026)

Data-driven verdict and settlement analysis for Product Liability cases in Mississippi. Median outcome: $7.5M across 4 tracked cases.

Verdicts Tracked
4
Median Outcome
$7.5M
Mean Outcome
$7.5M
Range
$4.5M–$10.5M

Verdict Distribution

RangeCasesPercent
$1M–$5M250%
$5M+250%

Key Valuation Factors

Severity and nature of injury or wrongful deathNumber of plaintiffs and consolidated claimsStrength of punitive damages evidence against manufacturerPlaintiff-favorable jury pool tendencies in MississippiDegree of manufacturer negligence and product defect documentation

Key Trends & Insights

Product liability cases in Mississippi demonstrate consistently high valuations, with a median and mean outcome of $7.5M across the tracked verdicts, reflecting the state's reputation as a plaintiff-favorable jurisdiction. The dataset is notably concentrated around automotive defect litigation involving Hyundai, with outcomes clustering at two distinct tiers — $4.5M and $10.5M — suggesting that case-specific factors such as the number of plaintiffs and severity of wrongful death claims significantly influence final awards. Despite Mississippi's $500,000 non-economic damages cap, overall verdicts remain substantial, likely driven by compensatory economic damages, punitive damage awards, and the strength of wrongful death claims brought on behalf of multiple beneficiaries.

Notable Cases

Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai Motor Company v. Ola Mae Applewhite, as Personal Representative of the Estate of and Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Dorothy Mae Applewhite $10.5M
2021 · Legal Newsline

Three people died in a 1995 car crash when a Hyundai Excel crossed a highway centerline and crashed head-on into a Lincoln Continental. Plaintiffs alleged the Hyundai was defectively designed and manufactured, causing the vehicle to separate into three pieces during collision.

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Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai Motor Company v. Ola Mae Applewhite, as Personal Representative of the Estate of and Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Dorothy Mae Applewhite, Ceola Wade, as Personal Representative of the Estate of and Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Anthony J. Stewart, and Kenneth Cordell Carter, as Personal Representative of the Estate of and Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Cecilia Cooper $4.5M
2021 · FindLaw

Three occupants died when their Hyundai Excel split into pieces during a collision. The jury found the vehicle was defectively designed and manufactured, awarding $1.5 million for each of the three decedents.

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Hyundai Motor America v. Applewhite $4.5M
2021 · FindLaw

Wrongful death product liability case involving 1993 Hyundai Excel that split in two during head-on collision. <cite index="43-2,43-8">Jury awarded $4.5 million ($1.5 million for each of three decedents), finding automobile was defective in both design and manufacture</cite>. However, <cite index="4

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Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai Motor Company v. Ola Mae Applewhite $10.5M
2021 · Bloomberg Law

Three people died in a 1993 Hyundai Excel crash on Highway 61 near Dundee, Mississippi in 1995. The case involved claims of defective design and manufacture of the automobile.

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