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GA Prisoner Injured While Working on Warden’s House Awarded $105,000

Loaded on Jan. 9, 2015

Filed under: Workplace Injury, Premises Liability. Location: Georgia.

GA Prisoner Injured While Working on Warden’s House Awarded $105,000

A Georgia jury awarded $105,000 to a prisoner in a premises liability suit. The award followed four hours of deliberation into the liability for the serious injuries incurred by prisoner David Lee Couch, 52.

Couch was assigned to a work ...

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