Legal Opinion
Lowery v. Atlanta Heart Associates, P.C.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 19, 2004No. A04A0193PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.
David E. Lowery brought a medical malpractice action against Atlanta Heart Associates, P.C. (Atlanta Heart) alleging that he was injured by the negligent acts or omissions of medical doctors employed by Atlanta Heart. Lowery appeals from the trial court’s order granting Atlanta Heart’s motion for dismissal of the action on the basis that he failed to timely file an expert affidavit with the complaint as required by OCGA § 9-11-9.1. For the following reasons, we affirm.
1. In OCGA § 9-11-9.1, the legislature set forth requirements for the filing of an expert affidavit…
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