The city carried a $5 million policy through Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company. The policy provided coverage for negligent acts involving the city's motor vehicles up to $5 million, but also included immunity endorsements that say that Atlantic has no duty to pay damages. (Credit: Xrmap) The city carried a $5 million policy through Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company. The policy provided coverage for negligent acts involving the city's motor vehicles up to $5 million, but also included immunity endorsements that say that Atlantic has no duty to pay damages. (Credit: Xrmap)

The Georgia Supreme Court has recently released an opinion that seems to limit the amount that a family will be able to receive in a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of College Park, Georgia, stemming from a 2016 police crash that left a grandmother and two of her grandchildren dead.

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