An Atlanta-based law firm has secured a rare defense win in a Georgia nursing home wrongful-death trial in a case dating back nearly seven years.

In Walton County Superior Court, a trio of attorneys from Hall Booth Smith successfully defended Dr. Palghat V. Mohan and his medical practice, Palghat V. Mohan, MD PC, in a five-day trial that ended Feb. 10 with a jury verdict for the defense on both wrongful death and damages claims. Judge Layla Zon presided over the case.

Layla Zon, District Attorney for the Alcovy Judicial Circuit. (Photo: John Disney/ALM) Walton County Superior Court Judge Layla Zon. (Photo: John Disney/ALM)