Decatur, GA—In the recent DeKalb County State Court trial, Zarinah Ali and Sheneeka Bradsher v. Stan Watson (13A47805), the two plaintiffs filed suit against DeKalb Commissioner Stan Watson for slander, false imprisonment and battery as a result of a July, 2012, incident at the Tanqueray Lounge in Decatur. Both Watson and the plaintiffs, Zarinah Ali and Sheneeka Bradsher, were at the lounge that evening.
Topics: Georgia, Video Highlight, Ali v. Watson
Atlanta—As Fulton County Superior Court Judge Alford Dempsey read the verdict in the recent case of Winfred Evans v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company and Professional Transportation, Inc. (2012CV223527), one item of damages was somewhat unusual. The jury awarded damages against both defendants for past and future lost earnings of plaintiff Winfred Evans, but the amount awarded against Professional Transportation, Inc. (PTI), was larger than the amount awarded against Norfolk Southern Railway Company. The differing damage awards illustrated one of the differences between trying a case under Georgia tort law and under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq.
Topics: Negligence, Georgia, Evans v. Norfolk Southern Railway
Topics: Defamation, Georgia, Ali v. Watson, False Imprisonment
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Video Highlight, Truong v. Rosenthal
