Legal Opinion
Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority v. Dawson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 23, 1998No. S97G1953, S97G1956PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
These cases are before the Court from the grant of certiorari to the Court of Appeals in Dawson v. Fulton-DeKalb Hosp. Auth., 227 Ga. App. 715 (490 SE2d 142) (1997).
Ten-year-old Antonio Dawson died in his sleep on May 15, 1992, from cardiac arrest induced by obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that causes temporary cessation of breathing during sleep. Antonio had been a patient at Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority d/b/a Grady Memorial Hospital (Grady). In April 1991, he was evaluated at Grady’s pediatric neurology clinic and diagnosed with sleep apnea. During the spring and…
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