Smith v. Whitmer

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

Selby Smith (“plaintiff’) appeals from orders of the trial court excluding plaintiff’s expert witness and granting summary judgment in favor of Gilbert G. Whitmer, M.D. (“Dr. Whitmer”) and Carolina Regional Orthopaedics (“CRO”) (collectively, “defendants”). For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the orders of the trial court.

The pertinent facts of the instant appeal are as follows: On 6 December 2000, plaintiff filed a complaint against defendants in Nash County Superior Court, alleging that defendants were negligent in their medical treatment of plaintiff, resulting…