'Unbelievably Bad Conduct:' Jury Returns Nearly $100 Million Verdict, Including Punitive Damages and Fees Against Trucking Company

A Fulton County jury has awarded nearly $100 million across two trial phases in a wrongful death case involving a fatal head-on collision and post-crash misconduct by the defendant, a trucking company.

The case centered on the defendant’s destruction and withholding of critical evidence, including dash cam data, driver logbooks, and the plaintiff's vehicle’s airbag module, following a 2017 crash that claimed the life of a 46-year-old man. A judge’s 27-page spoliation order concluded the defendant had tampered with key evidence and played a central role in both phases of the trial.

The firm’s Michael Terry was part of the plaintiff’s trial team and will handle the anticipated appeal.

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