• Ouanzin et al. v. Coast Dental Services, Inc., et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-20
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Beard, (Steven L. Beard, PC), Atlanta, Keith Bodoh, (Robertson, Bodoh & Nasrallah, LLP), Marietta, Charles Cork, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Autry, Matthew Coles, (Coles Barton LLP), Lawrenceville, Heather Ware, Heather Ware, Annalese Herndon, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Atlanta, Frederick Gleaton, Laura Strong, (Owen Gleaton Egan Jones & Sweeney LLP), Atlanta, Thomas Broadwater, (Attorney at Law), Aiken, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1691

    In Dental Malpractice Case, Trial Court Erred by Granting Dentist Defendants' Motion for a Directed Verdict; A Jury Could Have Determined Whether Doctor Complied With Standard of Care

  • Lynn v. Lowndes County Health Services, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-04-15
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution | Government | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Connor, (Connor & Connor LLC), Augusta, Kenneth Connor, Anne Moore, (Connor & Connor LLC), Aiken, Scott Gwartney, (Brooks Leboeuf Foster Gwartney Leace & Hobbs), Tallahassee, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alphonso Howell, Gregory Talley, (Coleman Talley LLP), Valdosta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2057

    Parent Lacked Authority to Enter Into Arbitration Agreement on Behalf of Her Disabled Son

  • Rhoades v. McCormack et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-03-13
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George Phillips, (Dozier Law Firm), Macon, Michael Hill, (Mayo Hil), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Autry, Matthew Coles, (Coles Barton LLP), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1751

    Court affirms directed verdict in favor of a surgeon in a medical malpractice case due to lack of evidence of a specific negligent act

  • Giddens v. The Medical Center of Central Georgia

    Publication Date: 2020-03-11
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laura Shamp, Joshua Silk, (Shamp Speed Jordan Woodward), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Roy Meeks, Amanda Speier, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Michael Bailey, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A19A2439

    Nurses Had a Duty to Assure That Patient Received Antibiotic Before Surgery; Court Reverses Grant of Summary Judgment to Medical Center on Professional Negligence Claim

  • Hernandez et al. v. Schumacher Group Healthcare Consulting, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-18
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laura Shamp, Joshua Silk, (Shamp Speed Jordan Woodward), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Bailey, Randolph Powell, Bailey Sabulis, Lindsey Costakos, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Kevin Spainhour, (Bendin, Sumrall & Ladner, LLC), Atlanta, Brynda Insley, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Donald Lee, (Drew Eckl Farnham, LLP), Albany, Gregory Sewell, (Bouhan Falligant LLP), Savannah, Darrell Thaw, (Boyd & Jenerette PA), Savannah, for other party.

    Case Number: A19A1535

    Healthcare Consulting Firm Cannot Be Held Vicariously Liable for Doctor's Negligence

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  • Lylah Carroll, as Administrator for the Estate of Byron Tyrone Carroll v. Piedmont Medical Care Corporation et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-11-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Hudgins, (Attorney at Law), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Terrell Benton, Erin Coia, (Hall Booth Smith PC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1349

    Estate Suing Hospital for Medical Malpractice Failed to Establish Fraud That Would Toll the Running of the Statute of Limitations

  • Lowndes County Health Services, LLC v. Copeland et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-11-06
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey Braintwain, Brian Mathis, Randolph Powell, Trevor Newberry, (Huff Powell Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, Robert Anspach, (Anspach Meeks Ellenberger LLP), Toledo, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Connor, (Connor & Connor, LLC), Augusta, Kenneth Connor, (Connor & Connor, LLC), Aiken, John Hadden, (The Hadden Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Bret Moore, (Broughton Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1552

    Nursing Facility Engaged in Business-Related Ordinary Negligence by Leaving Night Shift Staff Without Anyone Properly Trained to Evaluate Residents

  • Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians, LLC v. City of Duluth

    Publication Date: 2019-11-05
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Yasha Heidari, (Heidari Power Law Group LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Angela Couch, (Carothers & Mitchell, LLC), Buford, for appellee. Ibrahim Awad, (The Awad Law Firm, P.C.), Woodstock, for other party.

    Case Number: A19A1021

    Malpractice Insurance Documents Are Reasonably Calculated to Lead to Discovery of Admissible Evidence Regarding Doctor's Qualification and Fees

  • Rockdale Hospital, LLC v. Evans et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-24
    Practice Area: Health Care Law | Medical Malpractice | Personal Injury
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel James Huff, Sharonda Boyce Barnes, Randolph Page Powell, Jr., (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lloyd Noland Bell, (Bell Law Firm), Atlanta, Sidney Leighton Moore, III, (The Moore Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, Lawrence Bernard Schlachter, (Schlachter Law Firm PC), Atlanta, James O. Wilson, Jr., (Trial Lawyers), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S18G1189

    Court of Appeals Erred in Overriding Medical Malpractice Jury's Zero Damages Award For Past Pain and Suffering

  • The Fulton-Dekalb Hospital Authority et al. v. Hickson

    Publication Date: 2019-08-19
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Banks, (Weathington McGrew LLC), Atlanta, Paul Weathington, (Weathington Smith), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Angela Fox, Kurt Kastorf, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Christopher Graddock, Keenan Nix, (Morgan & Morgan, PA), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0215

    Open issues of material fact preclude summary judgment on hospital's good faith immunity argument in a medical malpractice action.