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  • Northeast Ga. Med. Ctr. Inc. v. Davenport

    Publication Date: 2000-03-17
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas M. Cole Whelchel & Dunlap LLP, Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: John M. Brown, Augusta, Jack S. Schroder Jr. and Nichole J. Staff Alston & Bird, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S99G1082

    Hospital met notice requirements for peer review under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act since it informed doctor in writing that it wished to revoke his staff privileges based on recurring p

  • Albany Urology Clinic PC v. Cleveland

    Publication Date: 2000-03-17
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Sears, Leah Ward
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas S. Chambless and Dawn G. Benson Watson, Spence, Lowe & Chambless LLP, George P. Donaldson III Donaldson, Bell & Pickett PC, Albany, and Wade H. Coleman Tillman, McTier, Coleman, Talley, Newberry & Kurrie, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . William S. Stone and T. Craig Ernest William S. Stone PC, Blakely, for appellees. Amicus appellants: Harold G. Clarke Troutman Sanders, Thomas S. Carlock Webb, Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair, John E. Hall Jr., Jonathan Marigliano Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover PC, Emmet J. Bondurant, Michael B. Terry Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP, Robert E. Whitley, William M. Earnest Jr. Thrasher, Whitley, Hampton & Morgan, Jack S. Schroder Jr., Angela T. Burnette Alston & Bird, David A. Cook, William T. Clark Medical Ass'n of Ga., Atlanta, David H. Tisinger, Richard G. Tisinger Jr. Tisinger, Tisinger, Vance & Greer, Carrollton, Leonard A. Nelson and E. Ratcliffe Anderson Jr. MD American Med. Ass'n, Chicago, Ill.
    Case Number: S99G0600

    Urologist was not liable to plaintiff for fraud since he had no duty to disclose his use of illegal drugs or any other aspect of his personal life that might adversely impact his professional perfor

  • Hopson v. Kennestone Hosp. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2000-01-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank J. Beltran and Charlotte K. Perrell Beltran & Assocs., Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Henry D. Green Jr. and David V. Johnson Browning & Tanksley LLP, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A1852

    The defendant's failing to object to her former husband's request for her drug rehabilitation records from the plaintiff hospital did not waive her patient-psychiatrist privilege since privileged ma

  • Sparks v. The Hosp. Auth. of the City of Bremen and County of Haralson, Ga.

    Publication Date: 2000-01-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas B. Murphy Murphy, Murphy & Garner, Bremen, John H. Parker Jr. and Leo E. Reichert Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bryan M. Cavan, Seaton D. Purdom and Christopher R. Stovall Gambrell & Stolz LLP, Atlanta, for appellees. Other party representation: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Atlanta, J. Thomas Vance and Steven T. Minor Tisinger, Tisinger, Vance & Greer, Carrollton.
    Case Number: A99A1146

    City/county hospital authority violated the Hospital Acquisition Act by transferring control over nonprofit hospital to a medical center without first disclosing the transaction to the state attorne