Selected results
What our attorneys have done in this area
- $11.1 million settlement in a birth injury medical malpractice case
- $2 million settlement for the wrongful death of a patient in a medical malpractice case
- $1.85 million settlement for a wrongful death caused by a medication dosage error
- $1.5 million settlement in a medical malpractice case involving an injury to a child
- $750,000 settlement in a complex medical malpractice claim
Cases we handle
- Delayed or missed diagnosis, including cancer, stroke, heart attack, sepsis, and infection cases where time was lost and the outcome changed
- Surgical and anesthesia errors, including wrong-site procedures, avoidable nerve or organ injury, retained objects, and monitoring failures
- Medication errors involving the wrong drug, wrong dose, or dangerous combinations
- Emergency room and hospital negligence, including failures to triage, admit, or respond to a deteriorating patient
- Failure to monitor and communicate, including missed test results, ignored alarms, and breakdowns at shift change or discharge
Questions we hear
Common questions
What counts as medical malpractice in Georgia?
A bad outcome alone is not malpractice. The question is whether the provider failed to use the degree of care and skill ordinarily used by the profession under similar circumstances, and whether that failure caused the injury.
Who can be held responsible?
Depending on the facts: physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, hospitals, medical practices, and the companies that staff them.
How do you prove it?
With the records and with expert testimony. Georgia generally requires a malpractice complaint to be filed with an affidavit from a qualified expert identifying at least one negligent act. We retain those experts before suit is filed.
How long do I have?
Georgia's deadline for most medical malpractice claims is two years, and there are other time limits and exceptions that can shorten or extend it. Do not wait to find out which applies to you.
What can be recovered?
Medical expenses, future care, lost income, and pain and suffering. In a death case, the family may recover for the full value of the life lost.
Will my case go to trial?
Many cases settle. We prepare all of them for trial, which is why they settle on fair terms.