Williams v. Memorial Medical Center, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Chief Judge.
Annlyn and James Williams instituted this action claiming the wrongful death of their son Trent. The primary issue was whether medical malpractice by hospital personnel occurred and caused the death. OCGA § 51-1-27.
The child was born about eight weeks prematurely at Memorial Medical Center and was not discharged until he was four months old. Seven weeks later, he contracted pneumonia and was admitted to Memorial and treated for about one week. After one week at home, he was readmitted to the pediatric intensive care unit and treated for residual pneumonia. It is during…
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