Publication Date: 2016-12-30
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Terry Brantley, Alicia Timm, Mary Owens, Bradley Wolff Swift, Currie, McGhee Hiers LLP, Atlanta, Bruce Kirbo Kirbo Kendrick, Bainbridge, Thomas Dupree, and Rajiv Mohan Gibson, Dunn Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, for appellant.
for defendant: James Butler Butler Tobin LLC, Robert Betts Seacrest Karesh Tate Bicknese LLP, Leigh May Butler, Wooten, Fryhofer LLP, Karsten Bicknese, Atlanta, James Butler Butler, Wooten, Fryhofer LLP, Columbus, L. Catharine Cox Young Harris College, Young Harris, and George Floyd Floyd Kendrick LLC, Bainbridge, for appellees. Amicus Curiae: Madison Kitchens and Chilton Varner King Spalding LLP, Atlanta.
Case Number: A16A1285
The Court affirmed the $40M verdict for plaintiffs in a wrongful death suit arising after the gas tank of a Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee was puncture during a collision, causing the vehicle to catch