Legal Opinion
Couch v. Private Diagnostic Clinic
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided May 4, 1999No. COA97-1540PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYNN, Judge.
Defendants Duke University and the Private Diagnostic Clinic appeal from a jury determination that their medical practice negligence caused the death of ten-year-old Camell Simmons Couch — son of plaintiff Finesse G. Couch.
Individually and as administratrix of Carnell’s estate, Ms. Couch initiated this action against Duke, the Private Diagnostic Clinic, and Dr. Delbert R. Wigfall — an Assistant Professor of Pediatric and Acting Chief of the Division of Nephrology at Duke. She alleged that those medical providers negligently: (1) failed to examine, assess, and treat Carnell in an…
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