Legal Opinion
Pottinger v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 4, 2008No. A08A1461PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Judge.
Marshall Lee Smith brought a medical malpractice action against Jill Pottinger, M.D., an emergency room physician, seeking to recover damages arising out of emergency medical care provided to him in April 2005 for a leg fracture incurred in a motorcycle accident. Pottinger moved for summary judgment asserting that she could not be held liable because there was no clear and convincing evidence that her actions in providing emergency medical care to Smith showed gross negligence, as provided by OCGA § 51-1-29.5. Pot-tinger appeals from the trial court’s order denying the motion,…
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