$1M Settlement With 1 Doc, Directed Verdict for Another Wraps Med Mal Trial Over Patient's Leg Amputation
Feb 1, 2019
A Georgia woman reached a $1 million settlement Thursday with one of the doctors she claims is responsible for the loss of her leg, soon after jurors found the physician partially liable on a $4.7 million award, and days after a verdict was direct...
Jan 16, 2019
Trial opened Wednesday over claims medical negligence cost a Georgia woman her leg.
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Sep 28, 2018
Georgia's Court of Appeals this week threw out a defense verdict in a 2015 medical malpractice trial against a doctor blamed for a hunter’s back-breaking fall from a deer stand.
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Sep 20, 2018
Even the most shocking testimony can be lost amid the sheer volume of evidence a jury sees over the course of a long trial. Delivering a powerful closing reminder of pivotal testimony is nearly as important as eliciting the testimony itself. In a ...
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Med Mal Trial Begins Next Week Against Docs Accused of Role in Return of Woman's Breast Cancer
Sep 7, 2018
Trial is slated to begin next week against a pair of physicians accused of negligence that a Georgia woman says furthered the return of her breast cancer.
Jul 19, 2018
Jurors declared themselves deadlocked Friday over whether a Georgia doctor was responsible for her patient’s ultimately fatal heart attack, sending the case against the physician to mistrial.
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Jul 19, 2018
Attorneys Monday debated whether a nursing staff’s conduct during a perinatal emergency caused a child’s lifelong brain damage, as trial began against the hospital where she was delivered.
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Jul 11, 2018
Trial opened Tuesday over whether a doctor bears responsibility for the ultimately fatal heart attack a patient suffered after being disconnected from heart monitoring equipment at a Georgia hospital.
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Jury Awards $4.9M After Finding Florida Doc's Negligence Cost Patient a Leg
Jul 5, 2018
A state court jury Tuesday awarded $4.9 million for the medical negligence it found cost a Florida man his lower leg.
Jun 27, 2018
Attorneys debated Tuesday whether an unreasonable delay in appropriate treatment cost a hospice worker his lower leg, as trial began against the vascular surgeon who treated him.
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May 29, 2018
The testimony of Dr. Hugo Cheng was pivotal in obtaining a $6 million verdict for the family of a woman who died following complications from a bowel obstruction.
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May 4, 2018
Medical center guidelines often form the central legal battleground in cases against hospitals. The defense will use compliance with the guidelines as proof that treatment met appropriate standards, while the plaintiff must show the hospital viol...
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