Georgia Medical Malpractice Lawyers Resources

Atlanta Bar LRS
Atlanta, Georgia
(404)521-0777
Fulton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Rockdale, Paulding, Henry, Gwinnett, Cherokee, Fayette, Forsyth and Clayton Counties
Meets ABA Standards for Lawyer Referral

DeKalb Bar Association
Decatur, GA
(404)373-2580
(404)370-0843
DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett and Cobb Counties

Cobb County LRS
Marietta, GA
(770)424-7149
Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton, Douglas and Paulding Counties

Savannah Bar Association LRS
Savannah, Georgia
(912)236-9344
Chatham County


Georgia Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Minor, Bell & Neal
403 Holiday Drive, P.O. Box 2586
Dalton, Georgia 30722
Contact: William W. Bell, Jr.
Tel: (706) 259-2586
Fax: (706) 278-3569

Also see the Atlanta Medical Malpractice Directory of Lawyers

Georgia Medical Malpractice Tort Laws

State

Statutes of Limitation

Limits on Damage Awards

Pre-trial Screening and Arbitration

Georgia

§9.3.71-73. 2 years from injury or death; in no event longer than 5 years from act or death. Foreign object: 1 year from discovery. Minors: 2 years from age 5 if action arose before 5th birthday.

§51.12.5.1. $250,000 limit on punitive damages, unless demonstrated intent to harm.

§9.9.61-63. Voluntary arbitration subject to court review; binding if prior agreement to make it so.

Joint and Several Liability

Expert Witnesses

Georgia Malpractice Attorney Fees

Patient Compensation or Stabilization Fund

§51.12.33. Defendants are proportionally liable according to percentage of fault for damages awarded.

§9.11.9.1. Complaint must contain affidavit of expert stating that facts justify a claim of negligence.

No limitations.

§33.20.13 (c). Health care corporation regulations require insurers to establish and maintain reserve funds for unpaid claims and other known liabilities.

 

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