$5.1M verdict after a guest was killed in his motel room
The motel was in Albany. The case was tried in Atlanta.
Amount awarded by the jury $5.1M As reported. The source gives a rounded figure, not exact dollars. Fulton County, Georgia · May 2014 · Fulton County, Georgia
A Fulton County, Georgia, jury awarded $5.1 million to the parents of a man who was killed in his room at an economy motel in Albany, Georgia, in 2007.
The parents sued the motel’s operator and its parent company, arguing that security at the property was inadequate. The case was tried in Fulton County, and the verdict was reported in May 2014.
The full trial record is not public in free sources, so this summary is limited to what the Daily Report published.
Source: Daily Report (Law.com), May 20, 2014
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