Legal Opinion
Herrington v. Gaulden
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 25, 2013No. S13G0577PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackwell, Justice.
Deloris Gaulden experienced cardiac arrest, and she died in the emergency department of Liberty Regional Medical Center. Her daughter sued Bobby L. Herrington, M.D., the medical director of the emergency department, alleging that Gaulden could have been saved, if only her treating physician and nurse had promptly and properly implemented a chest pain protocol that the hospital had adopted.1 The daughter alleged that Dr. Herrington owed a duty to supervise the training of the physician and nursing staff with respect to this protocol, but he negligently failed to ensure that…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- BP Exploration & Oil, Inc. v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
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