277 Ga. App. 256 - Ward v. Bergen’s Empirical Analysis

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13 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Generally, in malpractice cases involving a misdiagnosis that resulted in a failure to properly treat a condition, the "injury" referred to in OCGA § 9-3-71(a) occurs at the time of the misdiagnosis. This is because the patient usually continues to experience pain, suffering, or economic loss from the time of the misdiagnosis until the medical problem is properly diagnosed and treated.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 288 Ga. App. 875 - Cleaveland v. Gannon

2. “Summary judgment should be granted when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. OCGA § 9-11-56 (c). Our review of a grant of summary judgment is de novo, and we view the evidence, and all reasonable conclusions and inferences drawn from it, in the light most favorable to the nonmovant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 346 Ga. App. 464 - Kelly Adams v. Edward McDonald

3. “Accordingly, under this standard, [the Appellees are] entitled to summary judgment only if the undisputed evidence showed that [Kelly Adams] experienced symptoms of her [heart tumor] before [September 10, 2013,], two years prior to the filing of her malpractice suit.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 346 Ga. App. 464 - Kelly Adams v. Edward McDonald