After a Gwinnett County jury found no liability on the part of a motorist who struck a woman in a crosswalk, the defense attorney said that—in addition to a welcome verdict—he got a cultural lesson.

Key to G. Lee Welborn of Downey & Cleveland‘s case were arguments that the plaintiff looked left and right then stepped off the curb. Eight of the jurors were citizens who were originally from Latin American countries, he said.

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