Legal Opinion
Lamb v. JAVED
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 30, 2010No. A09A2234PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
Ronald and Mary Lamb challenge the judgment entered upon the jury’s verdict against them in this medical malpractice case, complaining that the case was transferred and then adjudicated out of their preferred venue. For reasons that follow, we affirm.
In 2003, the Lambs filed their action in Fulton County Superior Court against Tariq Javed, M.D.; Kennestone Hospital, Inc. d/b/a WellStar Kennestone Hospital; and WellStar Health System, Inc. The corporate defendants filed a motion to transfer the case to Cobb County under Georgia’s forum non conveniens statute, OCGA § 9-10-31.1. In…
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