Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Tenet Healthsystem Gb, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 18, 2017No. A16A2167PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERCIER, Judge.
Lorrine Thomas appeals the trial court’s dismissal of one count of her amended complaint. She argues that the trial court erred in dismissing Count 10 of her second amended complaint because the allegations related back to the date of the original filing and were not time barred. We agree and reverse.
In May 2012, Thomas was involved in a car accident. At the scene of the accident, Thomas was placed on a backboard by paramedics and taken by ambulance to Atlanta Medical Center (“AMC”). Dr. Robin Lowman was Thomas’s physician when she arrived at AMC’s emergency room, and she…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Walker County v. Tri-State CrematoryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
- Jensen v. EnglerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
- Thomas v. Medical Center of Central GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
- Deering v. KeeverSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
3Cited by4 opinions
- Tenet HealthSystem GB, Inc. v. ThomasSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
- OLLER Et Al. v. ROCKDALE HOSPITAL, LLC Et Al.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
- OLLER Et Al. v. ROCKDALE HOSPITAL, LLC Et Al.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
- Tenet Health System Gb, Inc. v. ThomasSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018