by Sean Cantkier | Aug 14, 2024
The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of an estate’s EMTALA claim for disparate treatment against a hospital. The decedent presented to the hospital in kidney failure. The estate alleged that the hospital’s emergency department did not perform a medical...
by Sean Cantkier | Jun 6, 2024
The Georgia Court of Appeals has held that an anesthesia staffing agency does not owe a legal duty to credential providers for an ambulatory surgery center. In so doing, the Court affirmed summary judgment on the claimant’s negligent credentialing claim. Physician...
by Sean Cantkier | May 6, 2024
CSVL is proud to announce that associate attorney Taylor L. Cary has been selected for inclusion in the 2024 South Carolina Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters service, annually identifies outstanding lawyers across more than 70 practice areas who have...
by Sean Cantkier | Mar 25, 2024
A majority of a panel of the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for the defense in a case involving a mental health patient who left the custody of his parents and was found drowned three days later. The majority held that while Plaintiffs proved...
by Sean Cantkier | Mar 11, 2024
In a factually complex ruling, the Georgia Court of Appeals has held that two surgeons and their practice group were not vicariously liable for the acts of a medical student as a matter of law. Plaintiff sued two surgeons, their practice group, the medical school, and...
