A Fulton County State Court jury has returned a $35 million wrongful death verdict against a local government accused of failing to maintain safe roads amid Georgia urban sprawl.

Plaintiff attorneys behind the eight-figure outcome credit their ability to overcome the city of Milton’s sovereign immunity defenses to “a lot of pretrial work” and their use of a super-sized exhibit at trial.

‘An Old Tractor Tire Wrapped in Concrete’

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