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CONNETTE v. CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL

No. COA19-354.

845 S.E.2d 168 (2020)

Edward G. CONNETTE, as guardian ad litem for Amaya Gullatte, a Minor, and Andrea Hopper, individually and as parent of Amaya Gullatte, a Minor, Plaintiffs, v. The CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY d/b/a Carolinas Healthcare System, and/or the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority d/b/a Carolinas Medical Center, and/or the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority d/b/a Levine Children's Hospital, and Gus C. VanSoestbergen, CRNA, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed: June 16, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwards Kirby, L.L.P., by Mary Kathryn Kurth , Raleigh, and John R. Edwards , for plaintiffs-appellants.

Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A., by Janice Holmes and Christopher M. Kelly , Charlotte, for defendants-appellees.

Nearly a century ago, our Supreme Court rejected the notion that nurses can be liable for medical malpractice based on their diagnosis and treatment of patients. The Court reasoned that nurses "are not supposed to be experts in the technique of diagnosis or the mechanics of treatment." Byrd v. Marion Gen. Hosp., 202 N.C. 337...

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