MORRIS v. RODEBERG

No. COA21-378.

877 S.E.2d 328 (2022)

2022-NCCOA-555

Freedom MORRIS, Plaintiff, v. David RODEBERG, M.D., individually and in his individual capacity, and Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Incorporated d/b/a Vidant Medical Center, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed August 16, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cranfill Sumner LLP, by Steven A. Bader , Raleigh, and Colleen N. Shea , Wilmington, for defendant-appellant Pitt County Memorial Hospital Incorporated, et al.

Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh, by Alex J. Hagan , Michelle A. Liguori , and Robert L. Barry , for defendant-appellant David Rodeberg, M.D.

Oxendine Barnes & Associates PLLC, by Ryan D. Oxendine , Raleigh, James A. Barnes, IV , Cary, and Spencer S. Fritts , for plaintiff-appellee.

Roberts & Stevens, PA, by David C. Hawisher , for Amicus Curiae North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys.


¶ 1 Plaintiff Freedom Morris initiated this medical malpractice action against Dr. Rodeberg and Vidant Hospital (collectively, "defendants"). Defendants filed Motions to Dismiss plaintiff's Complaint as time-barred under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-17(c). The trial court entered a written order denying defendants' motions, and defendants...

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