A Fulton County State Court jury has returned an $8.5 million premises liability verdict against a condominium association and prominent utility provider for injuries sustained by a plaintiff on an unlit outdoor stairwell.

As collaborating plaintiff counsel with Slappey & Sadd in Sandy Springs and Stanford N. Klinger Attorney at Law in Atlanta detail how they transformed a rejected $800,000 pretrial offer of settlement into a seven-figure verdict, defense counsel with Balch & Bingham share why the matter might not be over.

‘Stepped Into Thin Air’