Legal Opinion
Minnix v. Department of Transportation
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 5, 2000No. S00G0340PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Presiding Justice.
We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Georgia 1 to determine whether the 1997 amendment to OCGA § 9-11-9.1 requires an expert affidavit to be filed against an employer, other than a licensed health care facility, which is alleged to be liable based upon the action or inaction of its agent or employee who is a professional licensed by the State of Georgia and listed in subsection (f) of that code section. 2 The court of appeals held that the 1997 amendment to OCGA § 9-11-9.1 (a) did not change existing law with regard to claims of professional negligence…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Hughes v. MaloneCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- City of Jesup v. BennettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Fleming v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Labovitz v. HopkinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Housing Auth. of Savannah v. GreeneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Bardo v. LissCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Lowery v. Atlanta Heart Associates, P.C.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
- Atlanta Women's Health Group, P.C. v. ClemonsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
- Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. PawlowskiCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
- Tenet Healthcare Corp. v. GilbertCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
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