McGuire v. Riedle

ELMORE, Judge.

On 8 March 2006, Michael H. McGuire (plaintiff) filed a complaint against Dr. Robert R. Riedle and Gaston Memorial Hospital, Inc. (together, defendants), alleging negligence in leaving a fragment of a screwdriver in plaintiff’s knee during reconstructive surgery. In his complaint, plaintiff included a Rule 9(j) certification stating that Dr. Roy A. Majors, the surgeon who removed the fragment from plaintiff’s knee, had reviewed the medical care provided plaintiff by defendants, was reasonably expected to qualify as an expert witness, and was willing to testify as to defendants’…