Court Revives Estate's Civil Suit Over Fatal Shooting

The Georgia Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit against an employer for the shooting death of an employee as she was leaving work for the day. Case: Smith v. Camarena, No. A19A1396, 10/30/2019, published. Facts: Fabiola Zavaleta-Ramirez worked at a grocery store in Mableton, Georgia. She clocked out and left the store as it was closing for the evening on Feb. 7, 2015. Zavaleta-Ramirez stopped to chat with her coworker, Martha Illan, in the parking lot. As the women were talking, a car approached. Two men got out. One of them pointed a gun at Zavaleta-Ramirez and demanded that she, Illan ...