{
  "id": 17388828,
  "title": "Walmart shopper's $975,000 verdict tossed over lawyer's $8,000 fee remark",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/walmart-shoppers-975-000-verdict-tossed-over-lawyers-8-000-fee-remark",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-31T10:41:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/a-georgia-shopper-won-975000-over-a-fall-at-walmart-in-2020-but-her-lawyer-compared-pain-damages-with-an-experts-8000-daily-fee-on-october-29-an-appeals-court-overturned-the-verdict-and-ordered-a-new-trial/articleshow/135355727.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Georgia woman who won $975,000 after a fall at a Walmart store in 2020 will face a new trial after an appeals court overturned the verdict on October 29. The court found that her lawyer had improperly compared compensation for pain and suffering with an expert witness's $8,000 daily fee and minimum-wage rates. Judges ruled that these unrelated comparisons could have influenced the jury's…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}