Michael Davis, Author at Nall and Miller

Posted December 7, 2016

Georgia Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal for Medical Practice After Finding Failure to Verify a Patient’s Prescription was Ordinary Negligence

Recently, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that (1) a claim against a physician for altering a patient’s prescription sounded in professional negligence, but (2) a claim against the medical [...]

Georgia Court of Appeals Further Addresses Tolling of Statute of Limitations in Cases Involving Simple Traffic Citations

Expanding upon the Georgia’s Supreme Court’s decision in Beneke v. Parker, 285 Ga. 733, 684 S.E.2d 243 (Ga. 2009), a case that held that basic traffic tickets constituted crimes under O.C.G.A. § [...]

Georgia Court of Appeals Applies Mental Health Privilege to Patient-Associate Counselor Relationship

In Gwinnett Hosp. Sys., Inc. et al. v. Hoover, — S.E.2d —, 2016 WL 2748269 (Ga. Ct. App. May 12, 2016), the Georgia Court of Appeals made clear that the Georgia mental health [...]