Georgia Appeals Court Vacates Punitive Damages Ruling For Man Hit By Teen Driver

(December 8, 2019, 7:17 AM EST) -- ATLANTA — The Georgia Court of Appeals on Nov. 18 reversed a ruling granting summary judgment on punitive damages to a pedestrian who was hit by a 16-year-old driver, concluding that there was no evidence that the driver was on her cell phone at the time of the accident.  It also affirmed a ruling rejecting the driver’s “act of God” defense (Katherine Glynn Head v. Jadilson Silva De Souse, No. A19A2284, Ga. App., 2019 Ga. App. LEXIS 685)....

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