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Atlanta, GA— 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 directed in favor of the second doctor she claims is at fault. Lockhart v. Bloom, et al., 16EV003451.
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Lockhart v. Bloom, et al.
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Atlanta—Trial opened Wednesday over claims medical negligence cost a Georgia woman her leg. Lockhart v. Bloom, et al., 16EV003451.
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Lockhart v. Bloom, et al.
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Atlanta—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. Berryhill v. Daly, STCV1102180.
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Berryhill v. Daly
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 2017 Georgia medical malpractice trial, Lloyd Bell used critical inconsistencies in a key witness’s testimony to build a theme for his closing and deliver an eight-figure verdict. Williams v. St. Francis Hospital, SC14CV882.
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Williams v. St. Francis Hospital
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Atlanta—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. Ross-Stubblefield v. Philips, et al., 15EV002846.
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Ross-Stubblefield v. Phillips, et al.
