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SCHRAMM v. LYON

Nos. S08G1391, S08G1418.

673 S.E.2d 241 (2009)

SCHRAMM et al. v. LYON et al. (two cases).

Supreme Court of Georgia.

February 23, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greenberg Traurig, Lori G. Cohen, Thomas J. Mazziotti, John B. Merchant III, Michael J. King, Peters & Monyak, Jonathan C. Peters, Jeffrey S. Bazinet, Atlanta, for appellants.

Ragland & Jones, Daniel A. Ragland, Henry, Spiegel, Fried & Milling, Philip C. Henry, Harvey R. Spiegel, Wendy G. Huray, Atlanta, for appellees.

Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler & Richardson, Robert L. Berry, Jr., Norman S. Fletcher, Ansel F. Beacham III, Rome, Pope & Howard, J. Marcus Edward Howard, Warshauer, Poe & Thornton, Lyle G. Warshauer, Atlanta, amici curiae.

THOMPSON, Justice.

In 1982, Betty Lyon had her spleen removed as a result of injuries she received in an automobile accident. In September 2004, Lyon developed overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI), a condition which resulted in significant physical injuries, including the amputation of parts of her arms and legs.

Lyon filed a medical malpractice action on August 29, 2006, against eight physicians and their practices who had treated her in the five...

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