Tensar Earth Technologies, Inc. v. City of Atlanta

Phipps, Judge.

This case arose from a wrongful death action filed by the estate of Viktorya Vaynshteyn 1 against Tensar Earth Technologies, Inc. and its parent company, the Tensar Corporation (collectively Tensar Companies), the City of Atlanta (City), and several other defendants. All defendants except the Tensar Companies settled. In 1996, a trial was held on the estate’s claims against the Tensar Companies and on a cross-claim asserted by the City against the Tensar Companies for contribution. A jury found in favor of the Tensar Companies, but the court granted a new trial. The Tensar…