$125 Million Awarded By Georgia Jury For Man’s Death In Uninhabitable Apartment

Mealey's (July 9, 2019, 11:36 AM EDT) -- COLUMBUS, Ga. — A Georgia jury awarded $125 million on July 1, including $50 million in punitive damages, to the estate of a man who died while living in substandard housing conditions where the temperature in his unit hit nearly 100 degrees in the summer (Christina Thornton v. Ralston GA LLC, et al., No. 17-572, Ga. State, Muscogee Co.)....