Timmons v. Cook

Miller, Judge.

Kisiah Powell Timmons filed the underlying medical malpractice complaint against Maria J. Ribeiro, M.D., Emory University and/or Emory Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a Emory University Hospital, the Emory Clinic, Inc., Nanette Cook, M.D., and DeKalb Women’s Specialists, PC. (“DWS”), 1 alleging that medical mismanagement of her high risk pregnancy caused her to lose her eyesight. At trial, the jury returned a verdict for Cook and DWS, and the trial court entered judgment thereon. Timmons appeals, contending that the trial court erred (i) by admitting hearsay in evidence, (ii) by charging…