Neurosurgeon Cleared in Medical Malpractice Case

A neurosurgeon in Gainesville, Georgia has been cleared in a medical malpractice lawsuit that alleges he caused a patient to become paralyzed from the waist down.

The lawsuit was filed by Randall Scroggs and his wife Gail, who claimed that Dr. Karl D. Schultz of Specialty Clinics of Georgia failed to follow proper procedure during spinal surgery. Scroggs was left in a paraplegic state following a surgery in which Schultz attempted to insert a spinal cord stimulator to treat an ongoing medical condition. The Scroggs were seeking 3 million in damages.

After deliberating for an hour or two, a Hall County jury ruled in favor of Schultz, stating that he exercised a reasonable degree of medical care and skill in his treatment of Scroggs.

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