Goggin v. Goldman

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff Goggin was injured when his automobile hydroplaned and slid into a telephone pole. He was transported to the emergency room at North Fulton Regional Hospital where defendant Goldman, a general surgeon, became involved in the management of his treatment. While other injuries were immediately diagnosed and treated, it was not until approximately 60 hours after plaintiff’s crash that a blood clot was discovered in the left renal artery. This blood clot terminated the supply of blood to, and resulted in the permanent loss of function of, plaintiff’s left kidney.