Brisson v. Santoriello

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

Pamela and Dallas Brisson (“plaintiffs”) appeal from an order granting Kathy A. Santoriello, M.D., P.A. and Kathy A. Santoriello, M.D. (“defendants”) judgment on the pleadings in plaintiffs’ action for medical malpractice and loss of consortium. For the reasons given in the following analysis, we vacate the order of the trial court and remand for further appropriate proceedings.

On 27 July 1994, Dr. Santoriello, an OB/GYN practicing in Fayetteville, North Carolina, performed an abdominal hysterectomy on plaintiff Pamela Brisson. Several months after the surgery was…