Georgia appeals court rules manufacturer is liable by default for injuries suffered by a Georgia man.

The Georgia Court of Appeals has reinstated a $10.8 million judgment against Samsung in favor of a Georgia man seriously injured by an exploding vape battery. Bondurant’s Mike Terry represented the plaintiff, who suffered permanent injuries in the 2019 incident.

After nearly five years of litigation and multiple appeals, the Court held that the case was properly filed in Chatham County and that Samsung’s attempt to open default came too late.

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In a closely watched appeal stemming from a $45.8M medical malpractice verdict, Bondurant’s Mike Terry argued before the Georgia Court of Appeals that the state’s new tort reform statute should not apply retroactively to reverse an attorney fee award made before the statute’s effective date and that doing so could disrupt hundreds of cases across Georgia tried before that effective date.

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