PIRO v. McKEEVER

No. 93A16.

794 S.E.2d 501 (2016)

Michael C. PIRO v. Rebecca Hadden McKEEVER, L.C.S.W.; Cynthia L. Sapp, Ph.D.; Karen Barry, M.F.T., LMFT; and Davidson Counseling Associates.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Filed December 21, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh, by Tobias S. Hampson and Michelle D. Connell , for plaintiff-appellant.

Epstein Law Firm, PLLC, by Andrew J. Epstein , for defendant-appellee Rebecca Hadden McKeever, L.C.S.W.

McGuireWoods LLP, by Mark E. Anderson and Monica E. Webb , Raleigh, for National Association of Social Workers, amicus curiae.


In this case we consider whether plaintiff's complaint sufficiently alleged claims for negligent infliction of emotional distress and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Because the members of the Court are equally divided as to both issues, the holding of the Court of Appeals is left undisturbed and stands affirmed without precedential...

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