Joshua S. Ruplin

Trial Courts

• State Court of Cherokee County
  Obtained defense verdict in auto case in which the plaintiff introduced more than $50,000 in medical bills into evidence
• State Court of Cobb County
  Limited damages to $21,167 despite the plaintiff injured in automobile accident undergoing hip surgery one week before trial
• Superior Court of Paulding County
  Despite plaintiff presenting jurors with $13,000 in medical bills in auto case involving rear-end accident, jurors returned a verdict of $2,561, which was further reduced by the jury’s finding the plaintiff was 49 percent at fault for the accident
• Superior Court of Fulton County
  Rejecting the request of plaintiff’s attorney to award $130,000 in addition to punitive damages and attorney’s fees in multiparty boundary line dispute, the jury declined to award punitive damages and attorney’s fees, and limited compensatory damages to $1,000
• State Court of DeKalb County
  Summary judgment obtained for apartment complex when tenant alleged that piece of sheetrock fell from the ceiling and struck him in the face because there was no evidence presented that defendant knew about a defect with the tenant’s ceiling
• State Court of Clayton County
  In auto case requested to appear as counsel for defendant immediately before trial, the plaintiff claimed to have suffered a traumatic brain injury, and the plaintiff’s attorney asked jurors to award $2 million, the jury limited damages to $27,000
• State Court of Gwinnett County 
  Obtained defense verdict in auto case in which the plaintiff underwent epidural injections and other pain management procedures, and introduced into evidence medical expenses of $51,796
• State Court of Fulton County
  In disputed liability auto case, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant despite the plaintiff blackboarding medical expenses of $28,903 and lost wages of $22,800

Appellate Courts

• Georgia Court of Appeals
  Affirming summary judgment to insurer in coverage case because shooting that killed motorcyclist did not arise from use of motor vehicle as defined in the policy [pdf – appellate opinion]
• Georgia Court of Appeals
  On writ of certiorari, affirmed decision that homeowner’s association was entitled to summary judgment on grounds that assignment of indemnity provision with property owners impacting future development was invalid [pdf – appellate opinion]