Covington, GA—A man whose outpatient gall bladder operation turned into over eight months of hospitalization and six years missed from work lost his Newton County Superior Court med mal case against the surgeon who performed the initial operation. William Ron Aiken and Sherri T. Aiken v. Newton Health System, Inc., and Steven Whitworth, MD (2011-SU-CV-2533-1)
Newton County Surgeon Wins Med Mal Case Arising from Failed Gall Bladder Operation
Posted by Steve Silver on Oct 9, 2015, 3:36:13 PM
Topics: Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Georgia
"Paltry Documentation" Costs Medical Practice $3.5M Wrongful Death Verdict: GA Trial Highlight
Posted by Steve Silver on Oct 8, 2015, 12:04:00 PM
Many legal experts credit Johnny Cochran’s well-known quote, “If it doesn't fit, you must acquit” as being instrumental in helping win an acquittal for O.J. Simpson. More recently, another well known quote, “If you didn’t document it, it didn’t happen,” mentioned in regard to a medical practice’s alleged “paltry documentation,” may have led to a $3.5 million wrongful death verdict in a Clayton County State Court case. Pamela Douglas Banks v. South Atlanta Neurosurgery PC (2008 CV 08001).
Plaintiff's Attorney Builds Model of Gas Line Causing Apartment Explosion: GA Trial Highlight
Posted by Steve Silver on Sep 28, 2015, 3:28:00 PM
According to the old saying, a picture is worth a thousand words, but in a recent Fulton County State Court case, a model proved to be worth almost $73 million for a badly injured plaintiff. Stephen Wells v. Aslan Commons, LLC, and WSE, LLC (12EV014728).
Topics: Georgia, Wells v. Aslan Commons
(UPDATE) Jury Awards $20.5 Million in Emory Clinic Sleep Center Wrongful Death Case
Posted by Steve Silver on Sep 23, 2015, 5:55:00 PM
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia
(UPDATE) Parties Settle Landmark Carfax Report Consumer Fraud Case
Posted by Steve Silver on Sep 17, 2015, 6:39:00 PM
Topics: Fraud, Georgia, consumer protection


