L-R: Pete Law Sr., and Brian Kaplan of Law & Moran, attorney Jonathan Johnson, client Mistie Nance, and Mike Moran, Mark Peters and Pete Law Jr. of Law & Moran. (Courtesy photo) $47M Catastrophic Trucking Verdict Is a Sign of Changing Times in Growing Metro Atlanta County
"I think jurors in places like Cherokee County don't have a problem rendering a fair verdict if that means its going to be a big number for nice, deserving plaintiffs," said plaintiff's counsel Mike Moran.
June 11, 2024 at 06:14 PM
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Motor Vehicle Torts
What You Need to Know
- When the family of a man killed on I-285 went to recover against the driver who hit him, they learned the other vehicle was trying to avoid a swerving tractor-trailer.
- However, sifting through conflicting evidence to prove trucking company was involved was a challenge the team had to overcome at trial.
- Ultimately the plaintiffs succeeded, earning a high verdict in a traditionally conservative venue.
Plaintiffs attorneys Peter Law Sr., Brian Kaplan and Michael Moran have secured a $47 million verdict in a wrongful death, no-offer trucking case out of Cherokee County for the surviving family of a man hit when a Schneider tractor-trailer swerved into oncoming traffic on I-285 South.
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