DeKalb County State Court jurors have awarded $38.6 million in damages to the mother of an 18-year-old who died following a heart transplant conducted by a surgeon employed by Emory Healthcare Inc.

Plaintiff counsel credit the eight-figure outcome to their ability to “keep the case simple” for jurors, while also “impeaching many of Emory’s experts” during the medical-malpractice trial.

’14 Minutes Into the Surgery’

L-R: Lee Gutschenritter,Richard Hendrix of Finch McCranie, and David Hanson of Hanson Fuller.Credit: ALM/Courtesy photos L-R: Lee Gutschenritter, Richard Hendrix of Finch McCranie and David Hanson of Hanson Fuller. (Credit: ALM/Courtesy photos)

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