Legal Opinion
O'BRIEN v. Bruscato
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 12, 2011No. S11G0660PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELTON, Justice.
In Bruscato v. O’Brien, 307 Ga. App. 452 (705 SE2d 275) (2010), the Court of Appeals held that Victor Bruscato was entitled to continue pursuing a claim for medical malpractice against his psychiatrist, Dr. Derek O’Brien, based at least in part on an argument that Bruscato brutally killed his mother as a result of deficient psychiatric treatment from O’Brien. Following the murder, Bruscato, through his guardian, brought a malpractice claim against O’Brien, and the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of O’Brien. The trial court ruled, among other things, that public…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brandvain v. Ridgeview Institute, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Cole v. TaylorSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
- Swofford v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Bruscato v. O'BRIENCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
- Levenson v. WordSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
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