Panel Reverses, Cites Questions About Door Hazard In Care Home Negligence Suit

Mealey's (August 25, 2022, 1:39 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A Georgia appellate court on Aug. 23 reversed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment for a nursing home in a negligence suit filed against it by a man injured in a fall after the home’s automatic doors closed on him, finding that jury questions remain regarding whether the home knew about the alleged hazard of the automatic doors or whether the man did not use ordinary care....