Legal Opinion
SOUTHEASTERN PAIN SPECIALISTS, P.C. v. BROWN (Three Cases)
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 5, 2018No. S17G0732, S17G0733, S17G0737PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
303 Ga. 265
FINAL COPY S17G0732. SOUTHEASTERN PAIN SPECIALISTS, P.C. v. BROWN et al. S17G0733. DOHERTY v. BROWN et al. S17G0737. SOUTHEASTERN PAIN AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER, LLC v. BROWN et al. PETERSON, Justice. These companion appeals raise questions about when a jury considering a medical malpractice case might also be instructed on issues of ordinary negligence. Sterling Brown Sr. sued the defendants individually and on behalf of his wife, Gwendolyn Lynette Brown, after she suffered catastrophic brain damage, allegedly from oxygen deprivation while undergoing a procedure to relieve back…
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