Decatur, GA— Jurors in Georgia last week cleared an ambulance company of responsibility for the death of a woman its paramedic treated following her fall from a second-story apartment window. Wright v. Metro Ambulance Services, Inc., 21A01147. 

Lawrenceville, GA— Jurors Wednesday awarded $28 million at trial over the death of a Georgia man in a head-on crash. Cohen, et al. v. Bell, 23-C-00222-S2. 

Arguing non-economic damages such as pain and suffering in a case that involves a serious, but not necessarily catastrophic injury can be difficult. Framing the injury so that jurors understand its severity while ensuring jurors don’t feel that the loss has been exaggerated is key to setting up the best possible award. And in the latest Trial Technique Spotlight, Shane Read, one of the country’s preeminent trial consultants, spotlights how Bethany Schneider powerfully framed a non-catastrophic traumatic brain injury to set up a $5.5 million total verdict. 

Excerpts from Frank Bayuk's opening at trial against Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of North America.

February’s $7 million verdict against Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America for the injuries a Georgia toddler suffered in a golf car rollover crash was keyed by powerful video intended to undermine a central defense in the case, an attorney for the child’s family told CVN. Hall, et al. v. Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of North America, 20-A-1696. 

Marietta, GA— Attorneys Tuesday debated what caused a golf car rollover crash that seriously injured a Georgia child, as trial opened against the vehicle’s maker, Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America. Hall v. Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America, 20-A-1696.