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Georgia Is a Leader in Big Verdicts: Here's How Often Jurors Awarded $10M—or More

Georgia jurors have awarded 39 verdicts at $10 million or more between Jan. 1, 2018, and April 10, according to data collected by Law.com's Verdict Search.
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Daily Report Online

'Why Is That Not Good Enough?' Ga. Court of Appeals to Decide on Expert Testimony in Death From Rare Disease

"A medical examiner whose job literally is to determine what caused [a death] and what happened would not be able to testify on causation in Georgia under the trial court's interpretation because they don't have live patients," Plaintiff-appellant attorney Darren Summerville said.
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Daily Report Online

Remanded for the 2nd Time: Jury Question Sends Wrongful-Death Case Back to Trial

"If it's a close call, that's when qualified immunity is supposed to kick in," said appellee counsel Phillip E. Friduss of Hall Booth Smith in Atlanta. "Qualified immunity is designed specifically for the 'close calls.'"
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The Legal Intelligencer

Saltz Mongeluzzi Hits Chocolate-maker With Wrongful Death Suit Following Fatal Factory Explosion

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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Daily Report Online

Wrongful Death Case Settles For $26M, Fueling Concerns About Violence at Georgia Apartment Complexes

"The defendant apartment complex had a history of violent crime and was warned consistently about the dangers," plaintiffs counsel at Beasley Allen said. "We absolutely were not settling this case unless the defendants did the right thing, which they ultimately did, but not before precious lives were lost and years of litigation ensued."
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Law.com

Lack of 'Status in Virginia' Left Plaintiffs 'Without Authority' in Wrongful Death Suit, Judge Rules

A federal judge dismissed wrongful death, survival and emotional distress claims brought by a father and child over the death of their their fiancé and mother, respectively, determining they lacked standing in Virginia and had failed to properly allege physical injury.
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Daily Business Review

'So Many Unanswered Questions': Broward Lawyer Suing Over NFL Player's Death

"The facts strewn out there aren't really connecting," said an attorney not involved in the litigation. "I feel there's something missing to the story."
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Law.com

Circuit Court Misapplied Medical Liability in Wrongful Death Suit, Failed to Account for Immunity Laws, State High Court Finds

Morris' estate claimed that the physicians should have recognized Morris' symptoms of potential aortic dissection and should have ordered additional imagery or surgery to prevent his death.
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New York Law Journal

Damages in Wrongful Death Actions

The assessment of wrongful death damages is not as straightforward as one may expect.
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The Recorder

Perkins Coie Defends Amazon in Wrongful Death Suit Over Snow Sled

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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