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Update: Doctor Prevails in $5M Fraud, Med Mal Trial Over Patient's Hysterectomy

Posted by Steve Silver on Nov 9, 2015, 5:59:29 PM

 


Update: Dr. Magdi Hanafi, the gynecologist that performed a 2007 hysterectomy on Tammy Toomer, prevailed Monday evening in Toomer's suit claiming Hanafi forged her signature on consent forms and negligently performed the procedure.

Jurors deliberated for four hours before clearing Hanafi on claims ranging from medical malpractice to fraud. The decision capped a week-long trial and followed a closing in which Toomer's attorneys requested up to $5 million, plus attorney fees in the case. 

CVN will publish video of the trial as soon as it is available. 

Atlanta, GA—Trial begins today in Fulton County State Court in a medical malpractice case involving a gynecologist who is accused of forging his patient’s signature to a consent form for a hysterectomy he performed on her. Tammy Toomer v. Magdi Hanafi, MD et al. (09EV006809).

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Topics: Fraud, Medical Malpractice, Georgia

Conyers Entrepreneur Hit with $2+ Million Judgment in Rockdale Fraud Trial

Posted by Steve Silver on Nov 4, 2015, 2:10:31 PM


Conyers, GA—Jurors awarded more than $2 million in a suit against a Conyers entrepreneur and his company on an allegedly fraudulent lease guarantee. TrackFinders Music Group, Inc. d/b/a MC2 Funding Group, Inc. v. The Baoming Group, LLC et al. (2013-sv-1202)

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Topics: Fraud, Commercial Law, Georgia

Buckhead Spinout Leads to $1+ Million Verdict for Injured Driver

Posted by Steve Silver on Oct 28, 2015, 3:24:34 PM


Atlanta—A driver who went for a wild ride at a busy Atlanta intersection after being spun out in a collision had a much safer trip in Fulton County State Court when the jury awarded her over $1 million in her personal injury suit against the driver who hit her. Felicia Cheek v. Julia Demmer (14EV000550)

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Topics: Negligence, Georgia

Defense Attorney Rebuts MD's Diagnosis by Attacking Plaintiff's Credibility: GA Trial Highlight

Posted by Steve Silver on Oct 16, 2015, 3:48:39 PM

In many auto accident trials, defendants concede liability for the collision, and the issues for the jury become the extent and cause of the plaintiff’s injuries. Often, those trials turn into a credibility contest as jurors weigh conflicting testimony from the plaintiff’s treating physician and the defense’s consulting expert. In one recent case in Whitfield County Superior Court, however, the defense called no medical witnesses at all to dispute plaintiff’s testimony on the issue, instead using the plaintiff’s alleged lack of credibility to rebut the medical evidence. Christy Carr Fowler v. Shelby McFarland (14-CI-197-J).

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Topics: Georgia, Fowler v. McFarland

No Sale Is No Bar to Product Liability Claim in $29M Wrongful Death Case: Analysis

Posted by Steve Silver on Oct 14, 2015, 5:58:30 PM

A key pretrial ruling by Fulton County State Court Judge Diane Bessen on a novel question of Georgia product liability law may have paved the way for a settlement following a $29 million compensatory damages verdict in a recent wrongful death case. Efrain Hilario and Gabina Martinez Flores v. Newell Recycling of Atlanta, Inc. (12EV015400).

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Topics: Georgia, Hilario v. Newell Recycling