KATY v. CAPRIOLA

No. COA12-625.

742 S.E.2d 247 (2013)

Riadh KATY, Administrator of the Estate of Aziza Katy, Plaintiff v. Michael John CAPRIOLA, M.D., John David Riser, P.A., Keven Robert Chung, M.D., and McDowell Emergency Physicians, P.L.L.C., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 16, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elam & Rousseaux, P.A., Charlotte, by William R. Elam and William H. Elam , for plaintiff-appellee.

Carruthers & Bailey, P.A., Winston-Salem, by Joseph T. Carruthers , for defendant-appellants.


CALABRIA, Judge.

John David Riser, P.A. ("Riser") and McDowell Emergency Physicians, P.L.L.C. (collectively, "defendants") appeal from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding defendants liable for medical malpractice for their treatment of Aziza Katy ("Mrs. Katy") and awarding Riadh Katy, as administrator of the Estate of Mrs. Katy ("plaintiff"), monetary damages and costs. Defendants are entitled to a new trial.

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