Morris v. Southeastern Orthopedics Sports Medicine

STROUD, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from the order dismissing her medical negligence complaint with prejudice pursuant to Rule 9(j) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. We reverse and remand.

I. Background

On 23 September 2002, plaintiff fractured her right clavicle while rollerblading. Plaintiff sought treatment from defendant Kevin P. Speer, M.D. (“Dr. Speer”), an employee of defendant Southeastern Orthopedics Sports Medicine and Shoulder Center, P.A. (“South eastern”) in Wake County. Dr. Speer inserted and later removed a pin from plaintiffs right clavicle, but the fracture did not…