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Georgia poll workers sue far-right website over fraud claims

JURIST

Two elections workers from Fulton County, Georgia filed a defamation lawsuit on Thursday against The Gateway Pundit, a popular far-right website that allegedly spread false accusations that the workers committed mass voter fraud. Moss and Ms.

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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 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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Ford Says $1.7B Loss Blocks Punitives In Rollover Suit

Law 360

is asking a Georgia federal court to throw out a bid for punitive damages from the children of a couple who died in a rollover crash, saying punitive damages in a prior $1.7 Ford Motor Co. billion loss in a similar suit bars the claim.

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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 Says Sanctions Violated Due Process In $1.7B Case

Law 360

urged the Georgia Court of Appeals on Tuesday either to order a new trial or substantially reduce a record-setting $1.7 billion punitive damages verdict returned against the automaker in litigation over a fatal rollover, arguing the award resulted from "death penalty sanctions" that essentially directed a verdict against it.

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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.