Lawyer-Senator's bid for trial delay could postpone crash lawsuits for months

Athens state Senator Bill Cowsert, one of the attorneys involved lawsuits stemming from last year’s deadly car crash on Barnett Shoals Road, is invoking a state law that could delay the trials for several months. State law says lawmakers who are lawyers can put cases on hold while the legislature is in session, which it is, likely through March. Cowsert is representing former Bulldog star Jalen Carter, who was involved in the wreck that claimed the lives of Bulldog teammate Devin Willock and UGA recruiting staffer Chandler LeCroy.

From Dylan Jackson, AJC…

A pair of lawsuits that arose following a fatal crash that stunned the University of Georgia football program appear to be on hiatus through early April, a delay the lawyer for Devin Willock’s father says benefits defendants Jalen Carter and the UGA Athletic Association.

Athens state senator Bill Cowsert, who is representing Carter, a former UGA defensive star, has told a judge he will step away from the cases through April 8. His filing cites a Georgia law that grants lawyer-legislators broad leave from their legal caseload during the legislative session, which typically runs through the first few months of the year. The law allows Cowsert to effectively halt hearings and discovery in the UGA cases, first filed last summer.

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