GTP CLASSIC: Natalie Woodward & Dax López  | Carusillo v. Metro Atlanta Recovery Residences, Inc. | $77.5 million verdict

About this episode

Steve and Yvonne interview trial lawyers Natalie Woodward and Dax López about a significant psychiatric malpractice case resulting in a $77.5 million verdict.

This week Steve and Yvonne interview Natalie Woodward of Warshauer Woodward Atkins (https://warlawgroup.com/) and Dax López of DelCampo Grayson Lopez Attorneys at Law (https://dglattorneys.com/). Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here to Rate and Review View/Download Trial Documents Guest Bios: Natalie Woodward Anyone who meets Natalie Woodward feels like they have known her their entire life. It is this ability to put people at ease that makes her such an effective trial lawyer. Natalie secured a $77.7 million psychiatric malpractice verdict in September 2022 for the Carusillo family who’s son was forced out of a mental health facility without his medication in 2017. Watch the News Nation interview about the case. In 2010, she tried her first jury trial as lead counsel in a wrongful arrest case and secured a $1 million verdict which is the largest verdict of its kind in Georgia history. In 2021, she was interviewed about this trial. https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-e8jnd-101dc94 Her cases have made international and national news including her fight to protect the rights of children on social media. https://youtu.be/cfGYpv8iKIE In 2014, she argued before the Georgia…

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve, Yvonne

Guests: Natalie Woodward, Dax López

Topics covered

• trial law
• malpractice
• mental health
• child rights
• legal advocacy
• verdicts

Keywords

• psychiatric malpractice
• trial lawyer
• verdict
• mental health facility
• childhood sexual abuse
• social media rights
• Georgia law

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Warshauer Woodward Atkins, DelCampo Grayson Lopez Attorneys at Law, News Nation, Georgia Court of Appeals

Places: Georgia, Powder Springs

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