Legal Opinion
Dempsey v. Gwinnett Hospital System, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 21, 2014No. A14A1427, A14A1428PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELLINGTON, Presiding Judge.
A Gwinnett County jury returned a verdict in favor of Melissa Dempsey, individually and as the guardian of her daughter, Kailey Watson, in this medical malpractice case. Thereafter, defendant Gwinnett Hospital System, Inc. filed a motion for new trial or, in the alternative, a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (“JNOV”). In its motion, the hospital contended, inter alia, that the trial court erred in admitting the testimony of one of Dempsey’s expert witnesses, a certified nurse midwife (“CNM”) on the ground that she was not properly qualified under OCGA §…
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