{"id":110759,"date":"2025-03-18T10:40:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T18:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/03\/18\/amid-georgia-tort-reform-push-walmart-challenges-1m-injury-verdict\/"},"modified":"2025-03-18T10:40:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T18:40:56","slug":"amid-georgia-tort-reform-push-walmart-challenges-1m-injury-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/03\/18\/amid-georgia-tort-reform-push-walmart-challenges-1m-injury-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid Georgia Tort Reform Push, Walmart Challenges $1M Injury Verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During Supreme Court of Georgia oral arguments Tuesday, opposing counsel disputed whether a $1 million jury verdict awarded to a Walmart shopper as nominal damages had been excessive as a matter of centuries-old common law.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" 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