COFFMAN v. ROBERSON

No. COA02-100.

571 S.E.2d 255 (2002)

Sarah H. COFFMAN and Harse H. Coffman, Plaintiffs v. W. Earl ROBERSON, M.D., P.A., William Earl Roberson, M.D., and Stephen L. Brewbaker, M.D., Defendants. Sarah H. Coffman and Harse H. Coffman, Plaintiffs v. Delaney Radiologists Group, L.L.P.; and Mark William Ragozzino, M.D., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 5, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law office of William F. Maready by Gary V. Mauney, Winston-Salem, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Wilson & Iseman, L.L.P. by G. Gray Wilson and Kevin B. Cartledge, Winston-Salem, for defendants-appellants.


TYSON, Judge.

I. Facts

On 28 May 1997, Sarah H. Coffman ("Sarah") went to her treating obstetrician/gynecologist, W. Earl Roberson, M.D. ("Dr. Roberson"), after a urine pregnancy test showed she was pregnant. Dr. Roberson performed an hCG test which revealed that the human chorionic gonadotropin hormone level in her blood was elevated, suggestive of pregnancy, although his physical exam "did not show a pregnancy in the uterus." Dr. Roberson referred...

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