Legal Opinion
Knight v. Sturm
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 28, 1994No. A93A2265PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Presiding Judge.
On January 6, 1992, Knight filed a complaint against Dr. Hiram Sturm, his physician-partners, his medical partnership, and the manufacturers and sellers of liquid silicone used as an injectable substance in humans.
Plaintiff was referred by her physician, Dr. Forshner, to Dr. Sturm for treatment of facial scarring that resulted from plaintiffs chronic acne problems. On January 16, 1986, Dr. Sturm, a dermatologist, began the silicone injections which are the subject of this lawsuit. Plaintiff testified that Dr. Sturm told her that the silicone could harden but that if…
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- Jones v. LamonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Vitner v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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