by Bell Law | Apr 28, 2021 | Advice for Patients, Awards, Injury, Law, Malpractice, Verdicts and Judgements
Cases like Cris Nelson’s stick with me because of the relationships. The creativity and tenacity these cases demand makes them very different in some ways. However, the common thread in medical malpractice cases we represent is that you must be flexible as the...
by Bell Law | Apr 28, 2021 | Advice for Patients, Injury, Law, Malpractice, Verdicts and Judgements
Michael Barbour v. Piedmont Newnan Hospital was a medical malpractice case our firm tried to verdict in downtown Atlanta, involving a gentleman who sustained a permanent injury that resulted in chronic, life-long pain. His case was a challenging one, but one that...
by Bell Law | Apr 7, 2021 | Malpractice
Roughly 85-90% of the cases we see are resolved through settlements. However, that wasn’t the case for Connie Lockhart. Her case went all the way through a jury trial, where 12 individuals were tasked with deciding the future of the case through a verdict. Fighting...
by Bell Law | Feb 24, 2021 | Malpractice
The Turning Point for Ryan Stephens What we learned from this deposition is that when Dr. Ford entered the order for Ryan Stephens to see a urologist based on his report of a testicular mass, there was a practice guideline that presented for Dr. Ford to review which...
by Bell Law | Feb 24, 2021 | Malpractice
The Story of Ryan Stephens Ryan Stephens was a lovable, kind, 25-year-old married to his sweetheart, Courtney. People would describe him as a ‘gentle giant’ or ‘big teddy bear’. He worked at the Red Cross as a lab technician, and regularly volunteered to help with...
by Bell Law | Jan 22, 2021 | Advice for Patients, Malpractice, Podcast
It’s no small thing to accuse a healthcare professional of malpractice. I come from a family of doctors – my father, uncle and cousins. Doctors don’t want to be accused of hurting a patient. And that happens – sometimes they get accused when they shouldn’t. It’s...