Mealey's (June 27, 2022, 4:35 PM EDT) -- LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — After a Georgia state court jury on June 1 issued a $2.5 million verdict against an assisted living home, including $1 million in punitive damages, in favor of surviving children of a deceased former resident who died after sustaining fire ant stings, the children moved the next day for entry of judgment without applying Georgia’s $250,000 cap on punitive damages, asserting that the cap is inapplicable to violations of the Remedies for Residents of Personal Care Homes Act....