Legal Opinion
DeVooght v. Hobbs
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 28, 2004No. A04A0370PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
Appellant-plaintiff Heather DeVooght brought the instant medical malpractice action against appellee-defendant Calvin L. Hobbs, M.D., seeking compensatory and punitive damages, averring negli gence in failing to perform a tubal ligation 1 on her when she delivered twins by Caesarean section (“C-section”) at the University Hospital in Augusta (“hospital”); breach of contract in failing to perform such procedure; and negligent misrepresentation by advising that her tubes had been tied obviating the need for the further use of contraception, this resulting in an unwanted…
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