The case involved a 17-year-old high school sophomore whose foot was crushed by a truck and included sanctions orders striking defenses for discovery abuses.
September 23, 2021 at 06:15 PM
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A young man who lost a foot when he was struck by a cement truck reached settlements totaling $14 million shortly before the case was going to trial in Cobb County.
The trial would have been an uphill slog for the defendants, said attorney Edward Piasta: The judge had already struck the defense’s answers as a sanction discovery abuses, so the only issue for the jury to consider were damages suffered by the now 21-year-old plaintiff, Daniel Zurita.
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Christopher Newbern (from left), Edward Piasta and Michael Walker. (Courtesy photo)
