Fletcher v. Estes

Barnes, Judge.

Kenneth and Carrie Fletcher sued Thomas L. Estes, M.D. and Surgical Associates of South Georgia, P.C., alleging that Estes committed medical malpractice in not performing laparoscopic exploratory surgery on Kenneth Fletcher to determine the source of his abdominal bleeding following an automobile wreck. Fletcher’s bowel perforated several days after the rollover accident. He was in a coma for two and a half months, and underwent multiple surgeries. The case was tried before a jury, and after the jury deadlocked, the parties agreed to accept a less than unanimous verdict. The…