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Trial Opens Against Doctor Over Post-Op, Sepsis-Related Death of Georgia Man

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 16, 2025 4:53:41 PM

Lindsay Forlines, left, and Michael Frankson deliver openings at trial against a physician over the sepsis-related death of a Georgia man days after he underwent bowel surgery. Watch the trial. 


Macon, GA— Attorneys previewed evidence surrounding the medical care of a Georgia man and the post-operative complications that led to his death, as trial opened against one of the doctors who treated him. Roberts, et al. v Cogent Healthcare of Macon, LLC, et al., 21-SCCV-093457.

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Topics: Georgia, Roberts v. Cogent Healthcare of Macon, LLC, et al.

Trial Opens Against Contractor Over House Deck Fall That Paralyzed Georgia Man

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 13, 2025 2:59:30 PM

Law & Moran's Peter Law, left, and Gray Rust St. Amand Moffett Brieske’s Matthew Moffett deliver opening statements at trial over a fall that paralyzed a Georgia man. Watch the trial here. 


Marietta, GA— Attorneys Tuesday debated responsibility for the fall that paralyzed a Georgia man, as trial opened against the contractor who performed work on the man’s home. Morder, et al. v. Porter, et al., 22-A-1262.

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Topics: Georgia, Morder, et al. v. Porter, et al.

Georgia Jury Awards $18.3M in Med Mal Trial Over Patient's Ultimately Fatal Post-Op Heart Attack

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jul 31, 2025 8:33:59 AM

The Bell Law Firm's Lloyd Bell in closing arguments. 


Lawrenceville, GA— Jurors Tuesday handed down an $18.3 million verdict against two physicians for the ultimately fatal heart attack a Georgia man suffered after undergoing surgery. Yarbrough v. Cardiovascular Group P.C., et al., 20-C-02832-S4. 

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Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Yarbrough, et al. v. Cardiovascular Group, et al.

Med Mal Trial Opens Over Georgia Man's Death Following Post-Op Heart Attack

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jul 23, 2025 3:57:28 PM

Yarbrough Openings

Attorneys' openings, from left to right: Lloyd Bell, Paul Reynolds, Trisha Godsey. 


Lawrenceville, GA— Attorneys Tuesday debated who was responsible for the heart attack-related death of a Georgia man, as trial opened against two of his doctors. Yarbrough v. Cardiovascular Group P.C., et al., 20-C-02832-S4. 

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Topics: Georgia, Yarbrough, et al. v. Cardiovascular Group, et al.

Becton Dickinson Hit With $20M Verdict in Toxic Chemical and Cancer Trial, $50M Punitive Award Thrown Out After Juror Dissents

Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 7, 2025 12:12:48 PM

Lawrenceville, GA— On Tuesday, a Georgia State Court judge rejected a jury's $50 million punitive award and declared a mistrial in that phase of proceedings against Becton Dickinson and Company, just days after a $20 million compensatory verdict hit the medical technology giant for the role jurors found that its use of a sterilization chemical played in causing a man’s cancer.  Walker v. Becton Dickinson, et al., 21-C-08201-S1.

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Topics: Georgia, Walker v. Becton Dickinson, et al.