The Georgia Court of Appeals has declined a request to set aside a $25.7M default judgment in a case where a machine decapitated a worker at a factory in the North Georgia city of Flowery Branch and the defendant responsible for installation didn’t show up to trial.

“We are pleased that the Court of Appeals has affirmed [the] trial court’s ruling, and it is our hope that the decision will finally put an end to this litigation that began more than a decade ago,” said plaintiff-appellee counsel John Hadden of Penn Law. “Although the outcome of the case is certainly significant for the parties involved, we believe it represents a straightforward application of existing law as it relates to default and apportionment.”

A headshot of John Hadden. John Hadden of Penn Law. (Courtesy photo)