Collins v. Dickman

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• no abuse of discretion in finding doctor’s experience insufficient to satisfy time requirement
• trial court did not err in granting summary judgment to defendant doctor when plaintiffs expert failed to show involvement in active practice or teaching of anesthesiology for three of the five years before plaintiffs surgery
• evidence that medical expert had not engaged in actual clinical patient care for “many years” and only taught part-time 12 hours a week supported trial judge’s discretionary determination that expert was not sufficiently qualified as medical expert
• registered nurse not qualified as expert under OCGA § 24-9-67.1 where nurse had been in administrative position for five years, had not engaged in actual clinical practice for many years, and only taught 12 hours per week
• exception for violation of an express court order
• exception for violation of an express court order

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