• Harvard et al. v. John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-22
    Practice Area: Health Care Law | Medical Malpractice | Personal Injury
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Cork, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, Christopher Rodd, (The Rodd Firm LLC), Thomasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Watt, Alphonso Howell, Gregory Talley, (Coleman Talley LLP), Valdosta, Carlton Joyce, Lucas Bradley, Gregroy Finch, (Bouhan Falligant LLP), Savannah, for appellee; James Thagard, (Young, Thagard, Hoffman, Scott & Smith), Valdosta, Paul Weathington, (Weathington Smith), Atlanta, Lindsay Forlines, (Forlines Law LLC), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A0960

    Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Failed to Show Wife's Death Was Caused by Delay in Treatment

  • Howell et al. v. Cochran

    Publication Date: 2022-09-12
    Practice Area: Expert Witnesses | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul Weathington, David Hanson, Elizabeth Linginfelter, (The Weathington Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Brant, (Colom and Brant), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0913

    Court affirms denial of defendants' motion for summary judgment in a medical malpractice case, finding that testimony from plaintiff's expert was properly admitted

  • Parrish et al. v. St. Joseph'S/Candler Health System, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Medical Malpractice | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sarah Adle, (Harris Lowry Manton LLP), Brookhaven, Stephen Lowry, (Harris Lowry Manton LLP), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Dekle, B. Smith, (Brennan, Wasden & Painter, LLP), Savannah, Daniel Huff, Randolph Powell, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, Andrew Wilkes, Irving Drought, (Oliver Maner LLP), Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0484

    Motion to Vacate Consent Order Founded on Prior Attorney's Legal Mistake Properly Denied

  • Russell et al. v. Kantamneni et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-08
    Practice Area: Expert Witnesses | Health Care Law | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason E. Reeves, (The Reeves Firm), Atlanta, Robert Wright, (Katz Stepp Wright & Fleming LLC), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Lavender, (Lavender Hoffman Alderman, LLC), Atlanta, Christina Essex, (Fisherbroyles LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Spencer Bomar, Wayne McGrew, (McGrew Miller Bomar & Bagley LLC), Atlanta, Sharonda Boyce, (Huff Powell Bailey LLC), Atlanta, Nichole Hair, (Hall Booth Smith), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A0378

    Experienced Rheumatologist Was Qualified to Render Expert Opinion in Medical Malpractice Case Involving Death From Lupus

  • Miller v. Polk et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-18
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A22A0325

    Court affirms majority of summary judgment ruling in a medical negligence matter, but reverses and remands on a negligent credentialing cause of action

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  • Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. et al. v. Metcalf et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-21
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Bailey, Randolph Powell, Lindsey Costakos, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenneth Lewis, (Lewis & Murphy, LLP), Winder, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0149

    Court vacates $3 million jury verdict in a wrongful death medical malpractice action because plaintiffs did not have standing to bring a wrongful death action

  • Dunwoody Obstetrics And Gynecology, P. C., et al. v. Franklin et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-01
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Health Care Law | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Hanson, (Weathington LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anna Cross, (The Cross Firm LLC), Decatur, J. Howard, Geoffrey Pope, (Pope & Howard, PC), Atlanta, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1691

    Excluding Critical Defense Evidence as Discovery Sanction Following Last-Minute Disclosure Not Abuse of Discretion

  • Chybicki et al. v. Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-29
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Lavoie, Gerald Edenfield, Susan Cox, (Edenfield, Cox, Bruce & Classens, PC), Statesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Spencer Bomar, Wayne McGrew, (McGrew Miller Bomar & Bagley LLC), Atlanta, Thomas Burke, Anthony Rowell, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1023

    Treating Physician Was an Independent Contractor for Whom the Hospital Could Not Be Held Liable in Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death Action

  • Mekoya v. Clancy et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-12
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sandra Foster, James Painter, Travis Windsor, (Brennan, Wasden, and Painter, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Connor, (Connor & Connor, LLC), Augusta, Kenneth Connor, Anne Moore, (Connor & Connor, LLC), Aiken, for appellee; Joseph Huff, Laurel Landon, (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP), Augusta, for other party.

    Case Number: A21A0076

    Experts' Testimony Present an Issue of Fact as to Whether Medical Complications Could Have Been Avoided if Doctor Had Properly Diagnosed Condition

  • Lockhart v. Bloom et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-12
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lawrence Schlachter, Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, Maxwell Thelen, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Daniel Holloway, Lloyd Bell, (Bell Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Banks, Paul Weathington, David Hanson, (Weathington McGrew LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0412

    In Medical Malpractice Case, Trial Court Erred in Directing a Verdict in Appellees' Favor; Court Entirely Dismissed Medical Expert's Testimony