Georgia's top defense attorneys won high-stakes, CVN-covered trials across the state this year. CVN Georgia's 2016 Defense Attorney of the Year earned the honor with a critical win in an eight-figure medical malpractice trial.
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia Attorney of the Year, Palacios v. Kaufman
Hospital Negligence Paralyzed Car Crash Victim, Attorney Says as Med Mal Trial Begins
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 30, 2016 12:22:46 PM
Bruce Ramsey, left, and Gregg Hollander, right, deliver opening statements at trial against Boca Raton Regional Hospital over the paralysis Kathleen Silkworth, represented by Hollander, claims was caused by medical negligence.
West Palm Beach, FL—Attorneys sparred over whether a car accident or medical negligence paralyzed a South Florida woman, as trial opened Monday against the hospital that treated her following her late-night crash. Silkworth v. Boca Raton Regional Hospital, 2013CA013276.
Topics: Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Florida, Silkworth v. Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Med Mal Trial Over Knee Surgery Patient's Death to Begin Next Week
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 3, 2016 6:03:10 PM
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Decatur, GA—Trial is scheduled to begin Monday against an Atlanta-area anesthesiologist accused of negligence that led to the death of a woman after her knee replacement. Smith v. Introna, 11A36980.
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Smith v. Introna
BREAKING VERDICT: Psychiatrist Cleared in Trial Over Brain Damage Claim from Electroshock Treatment
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 2, 2016 4:59:17 PM
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West Palm Beach, FL—Jurors Wednesday cleared a South Florida psychiatrist of responsibility for the brain damage a cardiologist says he suffered as the result of electroshock treatments the psychiatrist delivered without proper consent. Dadi v. Sharma, 2011CA16027.
Topics: Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Florida, Dadi v. Sharma
Experts Link Electroshock to Doctor's Claimed Brain Injury, Conclude up to $29M in Economic Damages, in Trial of Psychiatrist
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 25, 2016 7:20:28 PM
Dr. Peter Breggin tells jurors he believes electroshock therapy caused Dr. Shaul Dadi's brain damage during trial against Dr. Praturi Sharma, the psychiatrist who oversaw the electroshock treatment.
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Florida, Dadi v. Sharma


