Legal Opinion
Whitaker v. Houston County Hospital Authority
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 25, 2005No. A05A0473, A05A0474PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Presiding Judge.
Following a jury trial in Case No. A05A0473, Dr. James Q. Whitaker appeals the jury’s award of attorney fees and punitive damages to the Houston County Hospital Authority (HCHA), contending that the trial court erred by denying his motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (j.n.o.v.) because the jury’s awards were improperly made in the absence of nominal or compensatory damages. Whitaker also appeals the trial court’s judgment finding that he no longer had any privileges to practice medicine of any type at the Houston Medical Center (the Medical Center), one…
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