by Sean Cantkier | Nov 8, 2023
The Georgia Supreme Court has signaled that it is likely to rule that physicians are vicariously liable for advanced practice providers in their employ. In Zeh v. Maso, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that a physician is not individually vicariously liable for the...
by Sean Cantkier | Oct 26, 2023
The Georgia Court of Appeals has held that “immunity” from routine medical malpractice lawsuits during the COVID-19 pandemic does not apply to a claim arising out of elective back surgery. Plaintiff sought medical care from an orthopedic surgeon related to back pain....
by Sean Cantkier | Oct 24, 2023
Yes, you read that right. Two of three judges of a Georgia Court of Appeals panel has held that a patient must be dead for a wrongful death claim to proceed. Plaintiffs was alleged to be conservator of the estate of a mental health patient who was missing from a...
by Sean Cantkier | Oct 18, 2023
The Georgia Court of Appeals has affirmed that a closing lawyer generally has no duty to a non-client. Plaintiff was selling property to a purchaser. Purchaser retained the closing lawyer, whose firm had also represented purchaser in litigation with the Plaintiff. The...
by Sean Cantkier | Oct 6, 2023
Last Thursday, the Tennessee Supreme Court in Commercial Painting Co. Inc. v. Weitz Co. LLC[1] ruled the “economic loss doctrine” applies only to products liability cases and should not be expanded to construction disputes. The economic loss rule provides that where a...
