Naik v. Booker

Barnes, Judge.

We granted Dr. Madhav Naik’s application for interlocutory appeal to determine whether the trial court erred when it denied summary judgment to Dr. Naik in this medical malpractice action arising from the death of Mrs. Helen C. Robinson.1 Because we find that the deposition testimony and affidavit of Booker’s expert was sufficient to establish a genuine issue of material fact over whether Dr. Naik’s professional negligence was a cause of Mrs. Robinson’s death, we affirm the trial court.

To prevail at summary judgment under OCGA § 9-11-56, the moving party must demonstrate that…