Legal Opinion

Luckey v. Gioia

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 3, 1998No. A97A2591PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Deborah E. Luckey, R.N. appeals the summary judgment awarded to Bruce Gioia, M.D. in her libel action against him.

On April 6, 1995, Luckey and Gioia were working in the emergency room at McDuffie County Hospital. Although Gioia worked at five other hospitals’ emergency rooms, this was his first night working at the McDuffie County Hospital (“Hospital”). Luckey was a Hospital employee while Gioia was a contract physician working for a different employer, Coastal Emergency Services.

At approximately 9:50 p.m., the McDuffie County E.M.S. brought into the emergency room a…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Kurtz v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  2. Carter v. Willowrun Condominium Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  3. LuAllen v. Home Mission Board of Southern Baptist ConventionCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  4. Land v. Delta Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  5. Monahan v. SimsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  5. Cartwright v. WilbanksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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