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Another Georgia medical malpractice defense verdict for Atlanta's Huff Powell Bailey. Anna Fretwell and N. Caitlin Eldred tried the case in Carroll County, Georgia. There were multiple defendants involved in the trial. Anna and Caitlin represented the hospitalists internal medicine specialists. Plaintiffs alleged that the defendants negligently failed to evaluate assess, monitor and manage the patient's spinal lesion and failed to timely transfer the patient for surgery once she began showing symptoms of neurological deterioration. Plaintiffs also alleged that defendants failed to inform her and her family about treatment options and risks associated with these options. Plaintiff's injury included partial paralysis, inability to walk and pain. Plaintiffs sought $20 million in damages. The jury returned a defense verdict. Anna is a Partner in the Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia offices of HPB. She is the former managing partner of the firm. Anna represents hospitals, healthcare entities, academic health systems, physicians and other care providers and is frequently in the courtroom trying cases on behalf of these clients. It is Anna's experience trying complex cases with successful results that allows her clients the best possible outcomes in their cases. Anna is a 1998 graduate of the University of Georgia School of law, summa cum laude, where she was the Articles Editor for the Georgia Law Review and a Woodruff Scholar. Anna is repeatedly recognized by her peers as a SuperLawyer and a Best Lawyer. She also is a Fellow in the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers. Caitlin is an Associate in the Atlanta office of Huff Powell Bailey. She is a graduate of Georgia State University College of Law, magna cum laude, where she was the recipient of the Georgia Civil Justice Scholarship. Caitlin is an experienced civil defense litigator and represents healthcare entities, physicians and other healthcare providers in complex cases involving allegations of medical malpractice and other forms of negligence with excess damages exposure. She also has experience in premises liability and trucking and transportation cases. Congratulations to Anna, Caitlin and their clients, and to all defendants and their attorneys.

Congratulations to Huff Powell Bailey attorneys Jordan Dillard, Alex Vey, and Gabi Wheeler for being recognized as "Ones to Watch" for the 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers of America. Jordan is an associate in Huff Powell Bailey's Atlanta, Georgia office. Her practice includes but is not limited to the defense of healthcare providers and institutions in professional negligence cases as well as premises and general liability cases. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law where she was a semi-finalist in the J. Ralph Beaird Closing Argument Competition. She also was a regional co-champion of the American Bar Association Negotiations Competition and received the Edward J. Henning Memeorial ADR Award. Jordan has also completed several internships with the CDC, the Georgia Hospital Association, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Prior to law school Jordan Played Division I Women's Basketball for Villanova University. Alex is an associate in the firm's Atlanta, Georgia office. He serves on the firm's specialized Appellate Practice Team, where he represents physicians, nurses, hospitals and other healthcare providers in medical malpractice and negligence cases before Georgia's appellate courts. Alex is a graduate of Vanderbilt University's School of Law, where he served as the Notes Editor for the Vanderbilt Law Review and was actively involved in the Moot Court Board and the ABA Moot Court Team. Alex's work experience also includes serving as Assistant Attorney General for the Tennessee Attorney General's Office. Gabi is an associate in Huff Powell Bailey's Atlanta, Georgia office. She is an experienced medical malpractice defense attorney with extensive experience handling complex cases with potential for excess damages exposure. She also represents healthcare providers in general liability cases involving catastrophic injuries and excess damages exposure. Gabi is a 2012 graduate of Georgia State University's College of Law. She spent the first portion of her career as a Senior Legal Analyst for the CDC in Atlanta.

Congratulations to our Partner Daniel Huff, selected as "Lawyer of the Year!"

While we believe all HPB attorneys are best lawyers, we are pleased to announce that 18 of our attorneys, a majority of our partners, have been selected as Best Lawyers for the 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America. Congratulations to our Best Lawyers in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. www.huffpowellbailey.com

Huff Powell Bailey Partners Lindsey Cassimus and Scott Bailey secured another defense verdict for their clients in a recent Georgia medical malpractice trial. Lindsey and Scott tried the case in Fulton County, Georgia. Plaintiff alleged that the defendant gastroenterologist negligently performed a colonoscopy. Plaintiff alleged that the physician caused a bowel perforation by negligently advancing the colonoscope against resistance he encountered during the procedure. The jury found that the performance of the procedure met the applicable standard of care and returned a verdict in favor of the defendants. Lindsey, who led the defense team at trial, is a Partner in the firm's Atlanta, Georgia office. She is a 2015 graduate of Emory University School of Law, where she served as Notes and Comments Editor for the Emory Law Review. She also completed a two-year clerkship with the Honorable Brian J. Amero, Judge of the Superior Court of Henry County, Georgia. Lindsey has been litigating medical malpractice cases since she joined the firm and has taken a significant number of cases to trial. Scott is a founding Partner of Huff Powell Bailey. Scott has been defending medical malpractice cases since 1996. He tries a significant number of medical malpractice cases every year. Scott is routinely recognized by his peers as a SuperLawyer. He also has been recognized by the Litigation Counsel of America, Best Lawyers, Preeminent Lawyers, and the American Board of Trial Advocates. In 2019, Scott was inducted into the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers.

HPB's Raleigh, North Carolina office is hiring. We are interviewing candidates for an associate position. Candidates should have two to five years of experience in civil litigation. Medical malpractice experience would be helpful but is not a requirement. Please contact Pankaj "PK" Shere at pkshere@huffpowellbailey.com.

Huff Powell Bailey attorneys Taylor Tribble, Devon Zawko, and Josephine Hardin secured a defense verdict last week in a Georgia medical malpractice trial. The case was tried in Fulton County, Georgia and concerned a bowel perforation during a laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy. Plaintiffs alleged that the defendant physician negligently performed the surgery and negligently placed a trocar too close to a midline incision and scarring from a prior appendectomy. Plaintiffs also alleged a negligent delay in the discovery and treatment of the injury. Plaintiffs were seeking $4.6 million in damages. Taylor is Managing Partner of Huff Powell Bailey. Devon is an associate in the firm's Atlanta office. She is a 2018 graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law, cum laude, where she was a member of UGA Moot Court Team and the National Order of Barristers. Josephine also is an associate in the firm's Atlanta office. She graduated with honors from Emory University School of Law in 2023 and was Editor-in-Chief of the Emory International Law Review and a David J. Bederman Fellow of International Law. #DefenseVerdict #GeorgiaMedicalMalpractice #GeorgiaVerdicts

Huff Powell Bailey attorneys Anna Fretwell and Phil James received a defense verdict last week in a wrongful death medical malpractice case they tried on behalf of a metro Atlanta area hospital and its emergency department employees. The case, tried in Cobb County, Georgia, concerned a 95-year-old patient who presented to the ER with complaints of nausea and weakness, was treated and discharged. It was alleged that while she was there, employees negligently moved the patient causing hyperflexion of the patient's hips and that this led to decreased mobility, pressure sores, pneumonia and death. The jury returned a verdict for the hospital and its employees. #medicalmalpracticedefenseverdict #medicalmalpracticedefense #defenseverdict #georgiadefenseverdict www.huffpowellbailey.com

Huff Powell Bailey Managing Partner Taylor Tribble, and Associates Jade Jordan and Brittany Griner obtained a defense verdict last week for a neurosurgeon in a Gwinnett County, Georgia medical malpractice trial. The case concerned a 77-year-old female patient who presented to the ER with complaints of lower extremity paralysis after receiving a steroid injection in her thoracic spine earlier in the day. Plaintiffs alleged that the defendant neurosurgeon failed to intervene with surgery in a limited 12-hour window to prevent functional paralysis and ultimately the death of the patient. The jury returned a defense verdict for the neurosurgeon and the co-defendant emergency physician, represented by Spencer A. Bomar and Trisha Godsey with the firm McGrew Miller Bomar and Bagley.

Please join Huff Powell Bailey in celebrating Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and proclaimed freedom for all enslaved African Americans. The Emancipation Proclamation had already been issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, but it took over two years for the news to reach Texas. Juneteenth is a significant holiday and serves as a commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. It is a time to reflect on the struggles and resilience of African Americans throughout history and to celebrate and honor the heritage and achievements of African Americans while promoting unity and equality for all.