Case Name: Michael C. Piro v. Rebecca Hadden McKeever, L.C.S.W.; Cynthia L. Sapp, Ph.D.; Karen Barry, M.F.T., LMFT; and Davidson Counseling Associates
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 2016-12-21
Citations: 794 S.E.2d 501
Docket Number: No. 93A16
Parties: Michael C. Piro
v.
Rebecca Hadden McKeever, L.C.S.W.; Cynthia L. Sapp, Ph.D.; Karen Barry, M.F.T., LMFT; and Davidson Counseling Associates
Judges: 
Reporter: South Eastern Reporter 2d
Volume: 794
Pages: 501–501

Head Matter:
Michael C. Piro
v.
Rebecca Hadden McKeever, L.C.S.W.; Cynthia L. Sapp, Ph.D.; Karen Barry, M.F.T., LMFT; and Davidson Counseling Associates
No. 93A16
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
Filed December 21, 2016
Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh, by Tobias S. Hampson and Michelle D. Connell, for plaintiff-appellant.
Epstein Law Firm, PLLC, by Andrew J. Epstein, for defendant-appellee Rebecca Hadden McKeever, L.C.S.W.
McGuireWoods LLP, by Mark E. Anderson and Monica E. Webb, Raleigh, for National Association of Social Workers, amicus curiae.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In this case we consider whether plaintiff's complaint sufficiently alleged claims for negligent infliction of emotional distress and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Because the members of the Court are equally divided as to both issues, the holding of the Court of Appeals is left undisturbed and stands affirmed without precedential value. See, e.g. , State v. Long , 365 N.C. 5, 705 S.E.2d 735 (2011) (per curiam); State v. Greene , 298 N.C. 268, 258 S.E.2d 71 (1979) (per curiam).
AFFIRMED.
Justice ERVIN did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.