Lawyers for a Georgia couple whose fishing lake was clogged by muddy runoff from a solar project have asked a federal judge to reconsider his decision to cut a jury’s $135 million award for damages down to just $5 million. Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Clay D. Land of the Middle District of Georgia wrote that the jury’s award to the couple was excessive because it far surpassed the $3.3 million the couple paid for their property just two years prior. The judge gave the plaintiffs the option to either accept the reduced award or he would grant a new trial, solely on the damages.
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Judge cuts $135M verdict down to $5M in case of muddy solar runoff ajc.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ajc.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
How “green” is their valley?
Well, before solar companies started snapping up real estate in this relatively rural neck of the Georgia woods south of Columbus, it used to be mostly pristin.