Chandler v. Koenig

Chandler’s expert affiant was not a medical doctor, but a pharmacologist. OCGA § 9-11-9.1 (a) sets forth a pleading requirement which provides that: “In any action for damages alleging professional malpractice, the plaintiff shall be required to file with the complaint an affidavit of an expert competent to testify, which affidavit shall set forth specifically at least one negligent act or omission claimed to exist and the factual basis for each such claim.”

In determining whether the pharmacologist’s affidavit satisfied this requirement, the allegations of the complaint must first be…