Georgia Appeals Panel Upholds $1.5M Wrongful Death Verdict Against Nursing Home

Mealey's (October 14, 2019, 9:54 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A Georgia appeals court panel on Oct. 10 affirmed a judge’s ruling ordering a nursing home to pay 20 percent of a $7.6 million wrongful death verdict, finding that the trial court judge did not err when denying the plaintiffs’ motion for a directed verdict on apportionment and the facility’s motion challenging the plaintiffs’ request to strike a juror (Lowndes County Health Services LLC v. Gregory Copeland, et al., Nos. A19A1552, A19A1553, Ga. App., 5th Div., 2019 Ga. App. LEXIS 554)....

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