Legal Opinion
Carlisle v. Abend
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 31, 2007No. A07A1124PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
Teresa Jan Carlisle filed a medical malpractice action against Dr. Melvin Abend, alleging that he negligently performed a biopsy and failed to discover a cancerous tumor. Following trial, the jury found in favor of Abend. Carlisle appeals, arguing in three enumerations of error that the trial court impermissibly limited her ability to show bias on the part of Abend’s expert witness. For reasons that follow, we disagree and affirm.
The relevant facts show that on August 2,2000, Carlisle was seen by Dr. Abend, a surgeon, regarding a mass in her breast. Abend performed a “fine…
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