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KODADEK v. LIEBERMAN

No. A00A2550.

545 S.E.2d 25 (2001)

247 Ga. App. 606

KODADEK et al. v. LIEBERMAN et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

January 19, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal H. Howard, Joann Brown-Williams, William D. James, Atlanta, for appellants.

Long, Weinberg, Ansley & Wheeler, Alan M. Maxwell, Anna C. Palazzolo, Atlanta, Elaine W. Whitehurst, Roswell, for appellees.

MIKELL, Judge.

While Dr. Richard Lieberman was suturing a blood vessel that began to bleed during young Ryan Kodadek's tonsillectomy, the needle broke. A portion of the needle lodged in Ryan's tonsil fossa, or the opening through which the tonsil was removed. The bleeding increased when Dr. Lieberman began to probe for the needle, so he elected not to retrieve it. Instead, he x-rayed the area, determined that the needle...

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