Georgia Statutes
§ 9-3-70 — "Action for medical malpractice" defined
Georgia § 9-3-70
JurisdictionGeorgia
Title9
This text of Georgia § 9-3-70 ("Action for medical malpractice" defined) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Georgia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 9-3-70 (2026).
Text
As used in this article, the term "action for medical malpractice" means any claim for damages resulting from the death of or injury to any person arising out of:
(1)Health, medical, dental, or surgical service, diagnosis, prescription, treatment, or care rendered by a person authorized by law to perform such service or by any person acting under the supervision and control of the lawfully authorized person; or (2) Care or service rendered by any public or private hospital, nursing home, clinic, hospital authority, facility, or institution, or by any officer, agent, or employee thereof acting within the scope of his employment.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Related
Atlanta Obstetrics & Gynecology Group v. Abelson
398 S.E.2d 557 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 1990)
Charter Peachford Behavioral Health System, Inc. v. Kohout.
504 S.E.2d 514 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1998)
Stafford-Fox v. Jenkins
639 S.E.2d 610 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2006)
Canas v. Al-Jabi
639 S.E.2d 494 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2006)
Brignac v. United States
239 F. Supp. 3d 1367 (N.D. Georgia, 2017)
Blier v. Greene
587 S.E.2d 190 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2003)
Deen v. Stevens
698 S.E.2d 321 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 2010)
Bradway v. American National Red Cross
426 S.E.2d 849 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 1993)
Joiner v. Lee
399 S.E.2d 516 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1990)
Moore v. Louis Smith Memorial Hospital, Inc.
454 S.E.2d 190 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1995)
Allrid v. Emory University
303 S.E.2d 486 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1983)
Quinn v. Stafford
362 S.E.2d 49 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 1987)
Dekalb Medical Center, Inc. v. Hawkins
655 S.E.2d 823 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2007)
Siler v. Block
420 S.E.2d 306 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1992)
Robinson v. Williamson
537 S.E.2d 159 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2000)
Hanflik v. Ratchford
848 F. Supp. 1539 (N.D. Georgia, 1994)
Thompson v. Long
484 S.E.2d 666 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1997)
Hutcherson v. Obstetric & Gynecologic Associates of Columbus, P.C.
543 S.E.2d 805 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2000)
Carl Blake v. Kes Inc.
783 S.E.2d 432 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2016)
Deen v. Egleston
601 F. Supp. 2d 1331 (S.D. Georgia, 2009)
Nearby Sections
15
§ 9-10-10
Cash bonds permitted; docketing§ 9-10-11
When appearance bond not forfeited by failure to attend; setting aside forfeiture of appearance bond§ 9-10-113
When verification sufficient§ 9-10-130
When affidavits amendable§ 9-10-131
Bonds in judicial proceedings amendable§ 9-10-132
Amendment of misnomers on motion§ 9-10-133
Mistake by clerk or ministerial officerCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Georgia § 9-3-70, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/9-3-70.