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Georgia Doctor Claims COVID-19-Related Immunity in Appeal of...

The Georgia Court of Appeals has denied a lawsuit dismissal motion from attorneys representing a doctor who said he had immunity from any medical malpractice claims stemming from a patient's unsuccessful spinal surgery because it happened during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The patient's procedure to install a spinal cord stimulator for chronic pain took place on May 14, 2020, at Emory Johns Creek Hospital in Johns Creek.

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December 08, 2023, 11:17 AM

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