A $1.5 million verdict awarded by Gwinnett County State Court jurors in March has been vacated.

Judge Ronda S. Colvin has granted a new trial in the underlying personal injury matter after determining, among other factors, that social media posts by a plaintiff attorney potentially ”tainted” the jury in violation of Rule 3.6 of the State Bar of Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct.

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