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Atlanta—The Georgia Supreme Court last month upheld a $40 million award against Chrysler for the death of a toddler in a Jeep fuel tank explosion, and in doing so outlined key elements in the state’s five-year-old Evidence Code.
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Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Walden v. Chrysler Group LLC
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Lawrenceville, GA—Ford ignored clear safety issues in the roof design of many of its F-series pickup trucks, leading to the 2014 death of a Georgia couple in a rollover crash, an attorney for the couple’s family said as trial opened against the auto giant last week. Hill v. Ford Motor Co., 16-C-04179-S2.
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Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Hill v. Ford Motor Co.
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Douglasville, GA—A Georgia jury Wednesday found Suzuki Motor Corp. and its American subsidiary responsible for the motorcycle crash that shattered a Georgia man’s spine, handing down a $12.5 million verdict at trial against the companies.Johns v. Suzuki, et al., 14SV000043.
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Topics: Products Liability, Georgia, Transportation, Johns v. Suzuki
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Douglasville, GA—Suzuki’s decision not to promptly notify its riders of a critical brake defect in hundreds of thousands of its motorcycles caused the crash that shattered a Georgia motorcyclist’s back, an attorney for the man told jurors as trial began against the company. Johns v. Suzuki, et al. 14SV000043.
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Topics: Products Liability, Georgia, Transportation, Johns v. Suzuki
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Lawrenceville, GA—A chemical company and one of its workers were cleared of liability for damages at trial last month over the death of a pedestrian killed in a crosswalk collision. Quynn v. Hulsey, et al., 15C-04812-S4.
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Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Quynn v. Hulsey
