The N.C. Supreme Court’s decision in a pending medical malpractice case could help or hinder efforts to boost health care access in North Carolina. The John Locke Foundation makes that argument in a new friend-of-the-court brief filed Wednesday.
A split N.C. Supreme Court has voted to overturn a 90-year-old state court precedent that protected nurses from legal liability. Because the majority decision secured just three votes on the seven-member court, it’s unclear how the latest ruling will affect future cases.
Sen. Robert Pittenger's bill in the N.C. General Assembly is a good start toward reform of medical malpractice lawsuits.
