Legal Opinion
R. S. W. v. Emory Healthcare, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 13, 2008No. A07A2461PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
R. S. W., individually and on behalf of similarly situated persons, filed a class action lawsuit against Emory Healthcare, Inc. alleging multiple claims in connection with his possible exposure to a fatal disease during a surgical procedure. In five enumerations of error, he appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion for class certification. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm.
The record shows that on September 10, 2004, physicians at Emory performed a brain biopsy on “Patient X” in an effort to diagnose her illness. Following the procedure, the surgical…
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