DA SILVA v. WAKEMED

No. 326PA18.

846 S.E.2d 634 (2020)

Raymond A. DA SILVA, Executor of the Estate of Dolores J. Pierce, v. WAKEMED, WakeMed d/b/a WakeMed Cary Hospital, and WakeMed Faculty Practice Plan

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Filed August 14, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Gregory M. Kash, Raleigh, by Gregory M. Kash , for plaintiff-appellee.

Fox Rothschild LLP, Raleigh, by Matthew Nis Leerberg ; and Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P., Raleigh, by John D. Madden , and Robert E. Desmond , for defendant-appellants.

Stephen J. Gugenheim and Anna Kalarites , Winstom Salem , for North Carolina Advocates for Justice, amicus curiae.


Here, we must determine whether an internist proffered by plaintiff to provide standard of care expert testimony against three hospitalists is properly qualified under Rule 702(b) of the North Carolina Rules of Evidence. We conclude that plaintiff's expert is qualified and affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals. We also must...

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