MCG Health, Inc. v. Casey

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

David Casey filed suit against Paul Houle, M.D.; Haroon Choudri, M.D.; Naren Gupta, M.D.; Peter Brown, M.D.; MCG Health, Inc.; and the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, asserting he was injured while being treated at the Medical College of Georgia (‘MCG”). The defendants appeal from the trial court’s order denying their motions to dismiss based on Casey’s failure to attach an expert affidavit to his original complaint. For reasons that follow, we reverse.

Casey’s original complaint contained the following allegations that defendants assert were…