A Fulton County State Court jury has awarded a $1.2 million verdict to a motorist left with a permanent traumatic brain injury following a collision with a commercial truck. Now the truck driver and the company who employed him are on the hook for the punitive damages, with liability apportioned at 70% and 30%, respectively.

Plaintiff counsel credits the check in the win column to her ability to overcome defense hurdles, including a spotlight on existing health complications and similar injuries sustained by the plaintiff in prior collisions.

‘Negligent Retention’

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