United States:
Supreme Court Of Georgia To Review Premises Megaverdicts
06 October 2022
Taylor English Duma
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Georgia juries have awarded whopping verdicts in the tens of
millions of dollars against shopping center owners when third
parties have assaulted visitors. Notice to the property owners of
dangerous conditions and prior assaults have been enough for juries
to hold the defendants liable for plaintiffs' injuries. In one
case against CVS, the verdict, upheld by the Georgia Court of
Appeals, was over $42 million. The Supreme Court of Georgia will
now review that judgment, as well as a companion case involving
claims against a restaurant and security service, to settle whether
the issue of foreseeability of injury is a matter for the judge
(and therefore subject to summary judgment) or the jury.
At stake may be Georgia's reputation as a "judicial
hellhole."
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