July 22, 2026
A hotel owner urged a Georgia federal judge Wednesday to reduce a $30 million punitive damages award to $250,000 in a case brought by a sex trafficking survivor, claiming the steep sum was at odds with U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
August 15, 2025
A Georgia sex trafficking survivor asked a federal judge for $2.5 million in attorney fees after winning a $40 million verdict that's believed to be the first in Peach State history to find a hotel liable for trafficking on its premises.
July 15, 2025
A Georgia federal jury has ordered an Atlanta-area motel to pay $40 million in damages to a woman who said she was sexually trafficked on its premises while she was a teenager, in what's believed to be a first of its kind verdict in the state.