Legal Opinion
Home Depot U. S. A., Inc. v. Tvrdeich
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 16, 2004No. A04A0688PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
A Spalding County jury awarded Catherine Tvrdeich $1.5 million on her personal injury claim against Home Depot U. S. A., Inc.1 Home Depot appeals, contending the trial court abused its discretion in admitting certain expert testimony and in denying its motion for a directed verdict on Tvrdeich’s claim for attorney fees. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.
The following relevant facts are undisputed. On May 16, 1999, Catherine Tvrdeich fell while shopping in the garden department of a Home Depot store. She began suffering chronic debilitating headaches. Nine months later,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Harper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Clark v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Carr v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Orkin Exterminating Co. v. McIntoshCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Hot Shot Kids Inc. v. Pervis (In re Pervis)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2014
- Lott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
- Brock Built, LLC v. BlakeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
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