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Georgia jury reaches $1.7B verdict in case over Ford truck crash

ABA Journal

A jury in Georgia decided Friday that the Ford Motor Co. billion in punitive damages in a product liability trial involving its… must pay $1.7

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Ford's $1.7B Trial Loss Puts Spotlight On Hush Deals, Ga. Law

Law 360

A Georgia jury's $1.7 billion punitive damages verdict against Ford Motor Co. But the award may not stick, attorneys told Law360, especially if a Georgia law prompts a post-trial settlement. over a fatal rollover collision shines a light on an alleged defect that previously has resulted in confidential settlements.

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Ford To Explore Mediation After $2.5B Rollover Verdict

Law 360

At the suggestion of a Georgia federal judge, Ford Motor Co. billion punitive damages verdict against the company last month in a fatal Super Duty truck rollover trial have agreed to give mediation a try before the company presses ahead with efforts to get the record-breaking awardoverturned. and a family who won a $2.5

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Ford To Face Punitives Bid At Next Ga. Trial Over Truck Roof

Law 360

must face a punitive damages request at an upcoming jury trial over allegations that a defective pickup truck roof caused a husband and wife to suffocate during a rollover crash, a Georgia federal judge held Tuesday. Ford Motor Co.

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Georgia Law Won't Let State Step In On $1.7B Ford Case

Law 360

A Georgia state judge on Thursday denied a bid by the state to intervene in a suit against Ford Motor Co. billion punitive damages verdict last year, saying state law does not allow the state to become a party of interest in the case. in which a jury reached a $1.7

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Ford Seeks New Trial After $2.5B Ga. Rollover Verdict

Law 360

has asked a Georgia federal judge for a new trial after being hit with a $2.5 billion punitive damages verdict last month in a fatal Super Duty truck rollover trial, claiming jurors improperly learned about a prior, now-scrapped $1.7 Ford Motor Co. billion verdict against the company over a similar accident.

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CNN Losses Another Motion in Defamation Case as Court Orders Tapper to Appear

JonathanTurley

Judge Roberts found that “Young sufficiently proffered evidence of actual malice, express malice, and a level of conduct outrageous enough to open the door for him to seek punitive damages.” CNN lost a critical motion in seeking to bar punitive damages. CNN has to travel from the state of Georgia.”