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SHELTON v. DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM

No. COA05-1113.

633 S.E.2d 113 (2006)

Deniece SHELTON, individually and on behalf of a class of all persons similarly situated v. DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. d/b/a Raleigh Community Hospital, d/b/a Duke Health Raleigh Hospital, d/b/a Duke University Hospital, d/b/a Duke University Medical Center and d/b/a Durham Regional Hospital.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 1, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wallace & Graham, P.A., by Mona Lisa Wallace, John S. Hughes, and Cathy A. Williams, Salisbury and Shipman & Wright, L.L.P., by Gary K. Shipman and William G. Wright, Wilmington, for plaintiff-appellant.

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., by John M. Simpson, Frederick Robinson, and Stephen M. McNabb, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellee.

STEELMAN, Judge.

Plaintiff sought treatment at Raleigh Community Hospital1, which is owned by Duke University Health System, in July of 2002. Plaintiff did not have health insurance sufficient to cover all her medical expenses. Prior to obtaining treatment, plaintiff signed a consent form entitled "Consent and Conditions of Treatment." Under a section titled "Payment Agreement," the consent...

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