Robert Smith was 38 when he was killed while performing electrical work for MARTA. His children were 8 and 10. His widow was first offered $3 million to settle. She said no.
March 11, 2022 at 06:26 PM
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Looking back on 3½ years of litigation over the death of an electrician killed at work on MARTA tracks, plaintiffs attorney Darl Champion noted one key to reaching the $17 settlement now being prepared: Robert Smith’s widow would not back down.
Michelle Smith was first offered $3 million to settle the lawsuit she filed in 2018 over the death of her 38-year-old husband and father of their two children, then ages 8 and 10, Champion said. She turned it down.
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Darl Champion of The Champion Firm. (Courtesy photo)
