Charlie Bridges v. Akshay Gupta

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ March 31, 2025 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A25D0301. CHARLIE BRIDGES v. AKSHAY GUPTA et al. Following a defense verdict in this medical malpractice case, the trial court ordered attorney Ronny E. Jones to pay $123,740.62 in attorney fees to defendants Akshay Gupta, M.D., and Atlanta Heart Associates, P.C.1 The award was made under both OCGA § 9-15-14 (b) and OCGA § 9-11-37. Jones filed this application for discretionary appeal from the trial court’s ruling. Although an appeal from an award of…