Maxie Rose Cahill Alden Lee Cahill v. Hca Management Company, Inc.

BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:

Maxie Rose Cahill and Alden Lee Cahill appeal the district court’s entry of judgment on a directed verdict for HCA Management Company, Inc. (HMC), a subsidiary of Hospital Corporation of America. Because we conclude that HMC may be vicariously liable under North Carolina law which governs this diversity action, we vacate the judgment and remand for further proceedings.

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Mrs. Cahill alleges that she was admitted to Ashe Memorial Hospital for surgery and that she suffered injuries from a venapuncture negligently performed by a medical technician.

Ashe Memorial…