Crewey v. American Medical Response of Georgia, Inc.

Bernes, Judge.

David A. Crewey appeals from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to American Medical Response of Georgia, Inc. (“AMR”), an ambulance company, in his lawsuit alleging that AMR was negligent in its attempts to timely provide ambulance transport to Crewey following a heart attack. The trial court’s order was based upon its conclusion that AMR was afforded immunity under OCGA § 31-11-8, which shields emergency care providers from civil damages under certain circumstances. Because we conclude that the acts alleged to have been negligently performed by AMR fall outside…