Legal Opinion
Kenyon v. Gehrig
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided June 5, 2007No. Civil Action No. COA06-724PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELMORE, Judge.
On 7 June 2004, Karen Kenyon (plaintiff) filed a medical malpractice suit against Paola Gehrig, M.D. (Gehrig), and Thomas Morrissey, M.D. (Morrissey) (together, defendants), alleging medical negligence in the use of a retractor during surgery. On 16 March 2006, the trial court entered an order granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment. It is from this order that plaintiff now appeals.
Plaintiff underwent surgery on 7 June 2001. Defendants performed three procedures on that day, only two of which were planned. About ten to fifteen minutes after the first incision, Morrissey…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Young v. Hickory Business FurnitureSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2000
- Kekelis v. Whitin MacHine WorksSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
- Schaffner v. Cumberland County Hospital System, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985
- Leatherwood v. EhlingerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2002
- Russell v. Sam Solomon Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Lord v. BeermanCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008
- Campbell v. Duke University Health System, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2010
- Kenyon v. GehrigSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2008
- McDonald v. SainiCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2020
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