Jury Returns Nearly $11 million Verdict for Woman Represented by Atlanta Law Firm Finch McCranie, LLP

On July 21, 2015, a Habersham County Superior Court jury returned a verdict of nearly $11 million ($10,964,000) in a medical malpractice case brought by the Atlanta-based law firm of Finch McCranie, LLP. Attorneys Richard W. Hendrix and Steven R. Wisebram, Finch McCranie, LLP partners, believe this is the largest medical malpractice verdict in Habersham County history, as well as the largest personal injury verdict ever returned in the county.

Hendrix and Wisebram represented Glenda Daniels in a suit against Habersham Medical Center. Daniels underwent a gallbladder removal at the hospital in 2012. During the procedure, Dr. Chadwick V. Thomas lacerated an artery. Despite the severe loss of blood, Daniels did not receive a transfusion before being transferred to the N.E. Georgia Medical Center. As a result, Daniels contends she was permanently impaired and profoundly disabled, and incurred over $3 million in medical expenses.

The jury returned a verdict in favor of Daniels of just under $11 million, finding she had received substandard medical care from employees of Habersham Medical Center, surgeon Dr. Chadwick Thomas and from two Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists employed by Habersham Anesthesiology Associates. Fifteen percent of the verdict was apportioned to Habersham Anesthesiology Associates.

During the seven-day trial, the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist defendants were represented by the Atlanta law firm of Owen, Gleaton, Egan, Jones & Sweeney, LLP. The presiding judge was the Honorable Chan Caudell.

About Finch McCranie
Finch McCranie, LLP (www.finchmccranie.com) is an Atlanta-based trial practice law firm founded more than 50 years ago. The firm’s partners are former federal prosecutors who focus on complex civil and criminal litigation and internal investigations.