Lee Gutschenritter of Cash, Krugler & Fredericks (left) and David Bouchard of Finch McCranie. Courtesy photos Bench Trial Results in Record-Setting $8.5M Federal Tort Claims Act Judgment
"Trying a bench trial really allowed us to streamline our case and to be creative in terms of how we presented our evidence," said plaintiff counsel Lee Gutschenritter of Cash, Krugler & Fredericks in Atlanta.
October 03, 2024 at 11:18 AM
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Medical Malpractice
What You Need to Know
- Bench trial results in $8.5 million Federal Tort Claims Act judgment.
- Collaborating plaintiff counsel with Cash, Krugler & Fredericks and Finch McCranie successfully argued medical-malpractice complaint against United State of America as employer of federally funded physician.
- Assistant U.S. attorneys challenged claims during federal bench trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner.
After six months of deliberation, a pair of Atlanta litigators convinced a federal judge to order an $8.5 million Federal Tort Claims Act judgment against a primary care physician accused of failing to timely refer a patient to emergency care.
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