SISK v. TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY HOSP., INC.

No. COA08-471.

670 S.E.2d 352 (2009)

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

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

January 6, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

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

Van Winkle Law Firm, by Michelle Rippon and Rachel Fuerst, Asheville, for defendant-appellee Transylvania Community Hospital, Inc.


BRYANT, Judge.

Kimberly Sisk, individually and as Guardian ad litem of Slade Axel Sisk (plaintiff) appeals from an order entered 4 December 2007 disqualifying plaintiff's counsel, Nicholas F. Stein and Stephen H. Meyer. We reverse.

On 15 February 2007, Ms. Sisk filed a complaint against Abbott Industries (Abbott) alleging product liability claims on behalf of Slade, her son, who ingested powdered infant formula and contracted a rare bacteria known as...

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