Verdict feedSoutheast

Verdicts and settlements against property owners

Every case cites its court record or news source. Parties are described by property type and county only.

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Verdict2026
$7,500,000

$7.5M verdict after teen drowned at a country club pool with no lifeguard on duty

Shelby County, AL · Country club pool

Pool and drowningWrongful death

Source: U.S. District Court, N.D. Ala., No. 2:23-cv-1540, verdict June 10, 2026 (Alabama Jury Verdict Reporter, July 2026); WBRC, June 12, 2026
Verdict2025
$100M, as reported

$100M verdict against condo association, manager and guard company in shooting death

Miami-Dade County, FL · Condominium complex

Negligent securityWrongful death

Source: Insurance Journal, July 18, 2025; WPLG Local 10, July 16, 2025
Verdict2023
$2,000,000

$2M verdict after bar patron fell over an exterior stair railing

Talladega County, AL · Bar and restaurant

Stairs and railings

Source: Talladega County Circuit Court, No. 19-900254, verdict October 20, 2023 (Alabama Jury Verdict Reporter, January 2024)
Verdict2023
$5.5M, as reported

$5.5M verdict against co-op association over years of leaks and mold

Broward County, FL · Cooperative apartment association

Mold and water intrusion

Source: Insurance Journal, May 1, 2023
Verdict2019
$42,750,000

$42.75M parking lot shooting verdict upheld by Georgia's Supreme Court

Fulton County, GA · Drugstore and its parking lot

Negligent security

Source: State Court of Fulton County, No. 16EV005617, verdict March 22, 2019; affirmed, Supreme Court of Georgia, No. S22G0527, June 29, 2023
Verdict2017
$3,108,000

$3.1M verdict after a tenant was assaulted in daylight while the gates stood open

Hinds County, MS · Gated apartment complex

Negligent security

Source: Circuit Court of Hinds County, First Judicial District, final judgment February 2017, as recited in the defendant's post-trial motion filed February 9, 2017
Verdict2016
$10,000,000

$10M against apartment owners after a resident was shot walking home

Clayton County, GA · Apartment complex

Negligent securityWrongful death

Source: State Court of Clayton County, verdict September 9, 2016 (LexisNexis Jury Verdicts, September 29, 2016); Insurance Journal (AP), September 13, 2016
Verdict2016
$1,725,000

$1.72M verdict for shopper who slipped on spilled detergent

Mobile County, AL · Discount variety store

Slip and fall

Source: Mobile County Circuit Court, verdict September 2016 (LexisNexis Jury Verdicts, Case of the Week, September 29, 2016)
Verdict2014
$5.1M, as reported

$5.1M verdict after a guest was killed in his motel room

Fulton County, GA · Economy motel

Negligent securityWrongful death

Source: Daily Report (Law.com), May 20, 2014
Verdict2012
$1.7M, as reported

$1.7M verdict after a man was shot in a dark hotel parking lot

Orange County, FL · Full-service hotel near International Drive

Negligent security

Source: WFTV 9, November 8, 2012

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