Postell v. Hankla

Mikell, Presiding Judge.

In the first appearance of this medical malpractice case before this Court,1 we summarized the underlying facts as follows:

Zamarion Everett sustained a permanent brachial plexus injury2 during his birth in 2003. His mother, Anita Jackson [Postell], filed the instant medical malpractice action, individually and as next friend of Everett, against Certified Nurse Midwife Vickie Hankla, who attended the birth, and Hankla’s employer, Southern OB-GYN Associates, P.C. (collectively “Hankla”). [Postell] argued that Hankla breached the standard of care during delivery when she…