Legal Opinion
Atlanta Obstetrics & Gynecology Group v. Abelson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 5, 1990No. S90G1000PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
After their infant daughter, Brittany, was born with a genetic chromosomal disorder called Down’s Syndrome, Mr. and Mrs. Abelson (hereinafter “plaintiffs”) brought suit against Dr. William Tip-pins and his associates, Atlanta Obstetrics & Gynecology Group, (hereinafter “defendants”) who provided Mrs. Abelson with postconception obstetrical care and treatment.
Suit was filed by plaintiffs, individually and as representatives of their infant daughter, alleging that defendants failed to properly counsel Mrs. Abelson, who was 37 years of age at the time of Brittany’s birth,…
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