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Milton assembled statewide amicus support as Chang liability case heads to Georgia Supreme Court
Summary
City attorney Ken Gerard told the Milton City Council on Jan. 6 that Milton has asked the Georgia Supreme Court to review a Court of Appeals affirmation of a Fulton County jury judgment in Chang v. City of Milton and that a large, multi‑jurisdiction amicus effort supports the city’s request.
City Attorney Ken Gerard told the Milton City Council on Jan. 6, 2025, that the city has asked the Georgia Supreme Court to review an appellate ruling that affirmed a Fulton County jury judgment in the 2016 fatal crash involving Joshua Chang.
Gerard said the city filed its petition with the Georgia Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2024, and that a broad coalition — including dozens of Georgia municipalities and statewide associations — has filed amicus briefs urging review and reversal of the Court of Appeals decision. "It is a tragic set of events," Gerard said of the 2016 crash, adding that the city nonetheless has a duty to protect municipal finances.
The case arises from a Nov. 2016 crash in which Gerard said a vehicle left Batesville Road and struck a fixed object placed in the city's right-of-way.…
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