Legal Opinion
Coffman v. Roberson
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided November 5, 2002No. COA02-100PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYSON, Judge.
I. Facts
On 28 May 1997, Sarah H. Coffman (“Sarah”) went to her treating obstetrician/gynecologist, W. Earl Roberson, M.D. (“Dr. Roberson”), after a urine pregnancy test showed she was pregnant. Dr. Roberson performed an hCG test which revealed that the human chorionic gonadotropin hormone level in her blood was elevated, suggestive of pregnancy, although his physical exam “did not show a pregnancy in the uterus.” Dr. Roberson referred Sarah for an ultrasound test. On 29 May 1997, an ultrasound was performed by Mark W. Ragozzino, M.D. (“Dr. Ragozzino”) that led him to suspect that…
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