Judges Brian Rickman (left) and M. Yvette Miller. (Photos: John Disney/ALM and Courtesy photo)
"We cannot conceive of any civil case in which it would be proper for the jury to be told that its action would result in a party’s death; such is not even permissible in the first phase of a death penalty trial,” Judge Brian Rickman, a former DA, said in a footnote.
March 17, 2020 at 09:48 AM
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The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed a verdict of $18 million Monday, citing “inflammatory remarks” a lawyer made during closing arguments.
Judge Brian Rickman wrote a unanimous opinion tossing the results from a damages-only Mitchell County Superior Court trial in the small town of Camilla before South Georgia Circuit Judge Heather Lanier. The defense had admitted liability. The fight was over how much to pay.
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