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· 10/19/2000

Oliver v. Sutton

Citations

  • 540 S.E.2d 645
  • 246 Ga. App. 436
  • 2000 Fulton County D. Rep. 4291
  • 2000 Ga. App. LEXIS 1251

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that knowing but failing to communicate a correct diagnosis may constitute a separate act of negligence
  • failing to communicate proper diagnosis can breach professional standard of care
  • failing to communicate proper diagnosis can breach professional standard of care
  • physician’s alleged failure to inform patient of diagnosis stands as separate claim from underlying negligence
  • physician’s alleged failure to inform patient of diagnosis stands as separate claim from underlying negligence

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Judges: Pope, Miller, Mikell

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