Given the tough crackdown on Florida’s “pill mills,” it appears that Georgia may be becoming the new epicenter for patients to come and get copious amounts of controlled substances. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Atlanta division, the DeKalb District Attorney, Georgia's Drugs and Narcotics Agency, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) have recently teamed up with local law enforcement to lead raids on “pill mill” pain clinics and pharmacies in seven Georgia counties. Multiple people have been arrested in each raid, including doctors,...
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Many people have the false impression that if they sign a waiver before a medical procedure they will be left without legal recourse if anything goes wrong. Fortunately for medical malpractice victims, this is not always the case. Especially if a healthcare provider exhibits gross negligence, a medical malpractice lawsuit may still be a viable option for injured patients who signed waivers.

A doctor must give a patient all the information necessary to make an informed decision about his or her...
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Designed to alleviate pain during an operation, anesthesia, when administered improperly, can result in serious harm to the patient. Although anesthesia is widely used to put patients in an unconscious or semi-conscious state to improve comfort during an operation, errors made by anesthesiologists and other professionals can have serious consequences, including death. Negligence by anesthesiologists is a serious form of medical malpractice because it can lead to lasting and debilitating complications for the patient.

To prevent anesthesia errors, anesthesiologists must take a...
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Georgia physicians must disclose whether they have medical malpractice insurance, according to a new malpractice law signed by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal. Doctors will now have to inform the Georgia Composite Medical Board whether they are insured, and this information will be publicly available on their website. Additionally, doctors will be required to divulge whether they are covered by...
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