Case Name: ) JOSEPH O'MARA, a minor, by and through ) his Guardian Ad Litem, Larry Reavis; ) and JANELLA O'MARA ) ) v. ) ORDER ) WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY ) HEALTH SCIENCES; et al ) )
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 2007-12-06
Citations: 362 N.C. 85
Docket Number: No. 414P07
Parties: JOSEPH O’MARA, a minor, by and through his Guardian Ad Litem, Larry Reavis; and JANELLA O’MARA v. WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES; et al
Judges: Hudson, J. For the Court
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 362
Pages: 85–92

Head Matter:
JOSEPH O’MARA, a minor, by and through his Guardian Ad Litem, Larry Reavis; and JANELLA O’MARA v. WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES; et al
No. 414P07

Opinion:
ORDER
The Court allows plaintiffs' petition for discretionary review as to plaintiffs' issues Number 1 and Number 2:
(1) Does a medical malpractice expert's reliance on a national standard of care automatically disqualify the witness from testifying under G.S. § 90-21.12?; and
(2) When a medical malpractice expert testifies to the existence of a national standard of care, and no evidence is presented regarding the congruity between that national standard and the community standard under G.S. § 90-21.12, should it be presumed that the community standard differs from, or instead conforms to, the national one?
Plaintiffs' petition for discretionary review as to the remaining issues is denied.
By order of the Court in Conference, this 6th day of December 2007.
Hudson, J. For the Court