December 19, 2022 | Legal Alerts
Defense Verdict Obtained in a Georgia Admitted Liability Case
Joshua C. Canton, managing partner of the firm's Thomasville, Georgia office, and Justin B. Hales, an associate in the firm’s Thomasville, Georgia office obtained a defense verdict in an admitted liability case involving a semi-tractor in Spalding County, Georgia following a three day jury trial. Plaintiff claimed that the crash lead to his need for a reconstruction of his mandible and asked for $1.8 million at trial. Defendant argued that Plaintiff's mandible reconstruction was caused by a preexisting condition and that Plaintiff was not injured in the crash. The jury came back with a defense verdict in 2 hours.