Nuclear verdicts

A Georgia jury recently awarded more than $47 million to the family of a 35-year-old owner-operator who was killed in a August 2017 crash involving a former company driver for Wisconsin-based Schneider National Carriers.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed into law a bill that largely prevents lawsuits from being filed directly against insurers after truck crashes.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill that would have put a $1 million cap on non-economic damages in lawsuits related to accidents involving trucks and other commercial motor vehicles.