After 10 years and two appeals, the guardians of a mentally disabled man who killed his mother weeks after his doctor took him off anti-psychotic medications have walked away with nothing from their medical malpractice suit.
A DeKalb County jury decided in favor of the man’s psychiatrist on Feb. 11, following a seven-day trial and less than two hours of deliberation. The panel handed down the defense verdict just before the courthouse closed in preparation for an ice storm that would cripple the Atlanta metro area.
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