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Tort reform: Walmart wins new trial in Georgia slip-and-fall case, judge cites recent legislation

Tort reform: Walmart wins new trial in Georgia slip-and-fall case, judge cites recent legislation
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Walmart may be the first company to use Georgia’s recently passed tort reform legislation to successfully appeal for a new trial after a judgement gets awarded in a case. In 2020, a woman in Lowndes County slipped and fell at a local Walmart. The woman, Ruby Medders, sued the retail giant in 2022...

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