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'Know when to fold 'em': Lawyers reach $3.49M premises liability settlement midtrial

On the trial’s third day, the plaintiff’s lawyer made a discovery that ‘flipped the case’ and led the defendant to settle for 250% of its $1M policy.

By Cedra Mayfield | March 03, 2023 at 03:45 AM
The insurance company for Reyan Group, one of the defendants, declined to resolve the case for the restaurant group’s $1 million limit after claiming Reyan did not own the restaurant at the time of the incident. Lawyers for the plaintiff untangled a web of shell companies and discovered that Reyan had in fact still owned the company when the shooting occurred. (Credit: Lukas Gojda) The insurance company for restaurant operator Reyan Group declined to resolve the case for the restaurant group’s $1 million limit after claiming Reyan did not own the establishment at the time of the incident. Lawyers for the plaintiff untangled a web of shell companies during the trial and discovered that Reyan did, in fact, own the restaurant when the shooting occurred. (Credit: Lukas Gojda)

Three days into a Fulton County State Court jury trial, Atlanta litigators on opposite sides of the aisle settled a premises liability dispute for $3.49 million.

Now the plaintiff and defense attorneys behind the seven-figure resolution are opening up about how discovery and negotiation challenges led the case into, and back out of, the courtroom before jurors could render a verdict.

 

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