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Newnan joins amicus effort urging reversal in Chang v. City of Milton case
Summary
City council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the city to participate in an amicus brief in Chang v. City of Milton, asking the Georgia Supreme Court to reverse a $30 million jury verdict against the City of Milton in a wrongful‑death case.
The Newnan City Council on July 22 approved a resolution authorizing the city to participate in an amicus brief in Chang v. City of Milton, a wrongful‑death case currently pending before the Georgia Supreme Court. The case arises from a November 2016 crash in which college student Joshua Chang struck a concrete planter on the shoulder of Batesville Road; a jury originally found the City of Milton liable and awarded the Chang family $30 million. The Georgia Court of Appeals in 2024 affirmed the original trial finding, and the case is now before the Georgia Supreme Court. The resolution approved by Newnan asks the state’s high court to reverse the lower‑court findings and to side with the City of Milton, arguing that doing so would benefit municipalities in future negligence and nuisance litigation, according to the agenda materials. Council members voted unanimously to authorize participation in the amicus brief. The vote does not join the city as a party to the lawsuit; it authorizes submission of a brief expressing Newnan’s interest in the legal principles at issue.
