SISK v. TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY HOSP., INC.

No. 67PA09.

695 S.E.2d 429 (2010)

Kimberly S. SISK, Individually and as Guardian ad Litem of Slade Axel Sisk, a minor v. TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC.; Abbott Laboratories; and Abbott Laboratories, Inc.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 17, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Michael W. Patrick, by Michael W. Patrick, Chapel Hill, for plaintiff-appellee/appellant.

Roberts & Stevens, P.A., by James W. Williams and Ann-Patton Hornthal, Asheville, for defendant-appellants/appellees Abbott Laboratories and Abbott Laboratories, Inc.

Van Winkle, Buck, Wall, Starnes and Davis, P.A., by Roy W. Davis, Jr., Asheville, for defendant-appellee Transylvania Community Hospital, Inc.


EDMUNDS, Justice.

In this case we consider whether the trial court abused its discretion when it revoked the pro hac vice status of two out-of-state attorneys pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 84-4.2. Recognizing the inherent power of the courts to control trials and discipline attorneys, as well as the important public interest in regulating out-of-state attorneys who practice law in this state, we hold that the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct do not...

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