McGUIRE v. RIEDLE

No. COA07-1276.

661 S.E.2d 754 (2008)

Michael H. McGUIRE, Plaintiff, v. Dr. Robert R. RIEDLE and Gaston Memorial Hospital, Inc., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 3, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine Freeman, Charlotte, for plaintiff.

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, by Harold D. "Chip" Holmes and Scott S. Addison, Charlotte, for defendant Gaston Memorial Hospital, Inc.

Caruthers & Roth, P.A., by Norman F. Klick, Jr. and Robert N. Young, Greensboro, for defendant Robert R. Riedle, M.D.


ELMORE, Judge.

On 8 March 2006, Michael H. McGuire (plaintiff) filed a complaint against Dr. Robert R. Riedle and Gaston Memorial Hospital, Inc. (together, defendants), alleging negligence in leaving a fragment of a screwdriver in plaintiff's knee during reconstructive surgery. In his complaint, plaintiff included a Rule 9(j) certification stating that Dr. Roy A. Majors, the surgeon who removed the fragment from plaintiff's knee, had reviewed the medical care provided...

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