{"id":3555,"date":"2017-06-16T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T15:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=3555"},"modified":"2017-06-15T06:08:20","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T11:08:20","slug":"state-supreme-court-reverses-defense-verdict-medical-malpractice-lawsuit-trial-judge-excluded-potential-witness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/state-supreme-court-reverses-defense-verdict-medical-malpractice-lawsuit-trial-judge-excluded-potential-witness\/","title":{"rendered":"State Supreme Court Reverses Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Because Trial Judge Excluded Potential Witness"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2011, Sean Elliott filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Resurgens P.C.<\/a> and Dr. Tapan Daftaria. The lawsuit alleged that Elliott ended up with paralysis because treating physician Dr. Tapan Daftaria chose not to timely diagnose and treat an abscess in Elliott\u2019s thoracic spine. <\/p>\n

During the jury trial, he attempted to call Savannah Sullivan, a nurse. She was not identified as a potential witness in Elliott\u2019s written discovery responses or in the parties\u2019 pre-trial order. <\/p>\n

The trial judge excluded Sullivan as a witness. After the jury returned a defense verdict for Resurgens and Dr. Daftaria, Elliott appealed to the court of appeals arguing that the trial judge\u2019s exclusion of Sullivan was an error. The court of appeals in Georgia agreed, reversing the jury\u2019s verdict and remanding the case for a new trial.
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In 2011, Sean Elliott filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Resurgens P.C. and Dr. Tapan Daftaria. The lawsuit alleged that Elliott ended up with paralysis because treating physician Dr. Tapan Daftaria chose not to timely diagnose and treat an abscess in Elliott\u2019s thoracic spine. 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