Georgia Appeals Court Vacates Awards Totaling $54 Million Against Rental Car Agency

Mealey's (November 4, 2019, 7:17 PM EST) -- ATLANTA — A Georgia appeals court on Oct. 31 threw out jury awards of $47 million and $7 million to two women who were seriously injured when an SUV stolen and driven after hours by an employee of an Avis Rent a Car location crashed into the brick wall they were sitting on (Avis Rent A Car System LLC, et al. v. Brianna Johnson, Nos. A19A0928 and A19A0929, Ga. App., 5th Dist., Ga. App. LEXIS 658, and Avis Rent A Car System LLC, et al. v. Adrienne Danielle Smith, Nos. A19A1503 and A19A1504, Ga. App., 5th Dist., 2019 Ga. App. LEXIS 654)....