Georgia Appeals Court Vacates $19.8 Million Award Over ‘Death Warrant’ Statement

(March 23, 2020, 7:19 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A Georgia appeals court on March 16 reversed and remanded a $19.8 million award to a man who was severely injured when a dump truck hit his tractor.  It concluded that the plaintiff’s counsel violated a trial court’s ruling barring emotionally charged statements by saying that a jury award based on the cost of nursing home care would be signing the plaintiff’s “death warrant” (Rubin Harvey Jr. v. Johnny L. Williams, No. A19A2217, Ga. App., 2nd Div., 2020 Ga. App. LEXIS 207)....

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