LOCKLEAR v. CUMMINGS

No. COA16-1015.

801 S.E.2d 346 (2017)

Marjorie C. LOCKLEAR, Plaintiff, v. Matthew S. CUMMINGS, M.D., Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Duke University Health System and Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed: May 16, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Walter L. Hart, IV, Charlotte, by Walter L. Hart, IV , for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP, Raleigh, by Jaye E. Bingham-Hinch , David D. Ward , and Katherine Hilkey-Boyatt , for Defendant-Appellees Matthew S. Cummings, M.D., Duke University Health System, and Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.

Brotherton Ford Berry & Weaver, PLLC, Greensboro, by Robert A. Ford and Demetrius Worley Berry , for Defendant-Appellee Southeastern Regional Medical Center.


Marjorie C. Locklear ("Plaintiff") appeals from an order dismissing her complaint against Defendants Dr. Matthew Cummings, Duke University Health System, and Duke University Affiliated Physicians (collectively "Duke Defendants") under Rule 9(j), as well as the denial of her motion to amend under Rule 15(a). Plaintiff...

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