Georgia Supreme Court Overrules Respondeat Superior Rule – Health Law and Regulation Update Blog Post by Eric Frisch

by Sean Cantkier | Nov 3, 2020

Recent Health Law and Regulation Update Blog Post by Eric Frisch. In a significant case, the Georgia Supreme Court has overruled the long-standing rule that an employer cannot be held independently liable for negligent entrustment, training, hiring, or supervision if...

Georgia Court of Appeals Applies Gross Negligence Standard to Shoulder Dystocia Case – Health Law and Regulation Update Blog Post by Eric Frisch

by Sean Cantkier | Oct 26, 2020

Health Law and Regulation Update Blog Post by Eric Frisch. The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the denial of summary judgment to an obstetrician for care related to a delivery complicated by shoulder dystocia. Plaintiff presented to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital for...

Georgia Supreme Court Affirms Practice Group is Vicariously Liable for Unnamed Doctor – Health Law and Regulation Blog Post by Eric Frisch

by Sean Cantkier | Sep 30, 2020

Recent Health Law and Regulation Update Blog post by Eric Frisch. The Georgia Supreme Court has affirmed that the plaintiffs in a medical malpractice case could hold a practice group vicariously liable for the alleged malpractice of one of its employed physicians who...

Georgia Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment for Psychiatrist – Health Law and Regulation Blog Post by Eric Frisch

by Sean Cantkier | Sep 18, 2020

Health Law and Regulation Blog Post by Eric Frisch. The Georgia Supreme Court has affirmed summary judgment for a psychiatrist on a wrongful death claim filed by the widow of a man killed in a car accident by the psychiatrist’s patient. The patient was under the care...

CSVL Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers® Lists in Multiple Practice Areas and Office Locations

by Sean Cantkier | Aug 20, 2020

Copeland Stair Valz & Lovell, LLP is pleased to announce our Attorneys named to 2021 Best Lawyers® lists in multiple categories and office locations. Gary Lovell, Jr., 2021 Best Lawyers® recognition for Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants and Personal Injury...