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ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - The adult daughter of a man who died after medical treatment can sue his doctor for wrongful death if the man’s widow refuses to do so, Georgia’s highest court ruled, overturning appellate decisions that restricted the right to sue in such cases to minor children.

ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - Children don’t have standing to sue over a parent’s death if the surviving spouse refuses, a Georgia appeals court ruled, trimming the so-called equitable powers of judges to provide plaintiffs with a remedy when other legal avenues appear blocked.