A Fulton County jury reached a verdict in favor of the city of Atlanta in a lawsuit brought by a man who claimed he was seriously injured after stepping onto an uncovered water meter. Steven Hollingsworth claimed that the city was negligent in failing to replace a missing water meter cover. The city contended it had no prior notice of a missing water meter cover and disputed the severity of plaintiff’s injuries. At trial in Fulton County State Court, Hollingsworth’s attorneys asked the jury to award him compensation for medical expenses, past and future lost earnings and pain and suffering over the remainder of his life, an amount that would have exceeded $1 million. On Dec. 7, the jury sided with the city and rejected the claims.
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