11th Circuit Voids $300,000 Award, Orders New Trial Over Denied Hearing

Mealey's (May 7, 2019, 11:28 AM EDT) -- MIAMI — The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 29 vacated a $300,000 jury award and ordered a new trial over a two-vehicle accident, concluding that a lower court erred in denying the plaintiff a separate hearing to determine whether the defense presented a frivolous defense under Georgia law (Galawezh Showan v. Patrick Pressdee, et al., No. 17-15547, 11th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 12754)....