Title: Hall v. Parviz Sorouri, M.D.
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 559, 2009
State: Delaware
Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court
Date: June 22, 2010

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
SALIH HALL, 
 
 
 
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No. 559, 2009 
 
Plaintiff Below, 
 
 
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Appellant,  
 
 
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Court Below—Superior Court  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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of the State of Delaware in and 
 
v. 
 
 
 
 
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for New Castle County 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PARVIZ SOROURI, M.D.,  
 
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Defendant Below,  
 
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C.A. No. 07C-06-066 
 
 
Appellee. 
 
 
 
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Submitted: April 30, 2010 
 
 
 
 
Decided: 
June 7, 2010 
 
 
 
 
Revised:  
June 22, 2010 
 
Before STEELE, Chief Justice, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 22nd day of June 2010, after careful consideration of the appellant’s 
opening brief and the Superior Court record,1 we have concluded that the Superior 
Court’s August 7, 2007 dismissal of the appellant’s June 5, 2007 medical 
malpractice and negligence complaint should be affirmed.  The Superior Court did 
not err when dismissing the complaint on the basis that the appellant did not 
submit an affidavit of merit.2  The material the appellant submitted “in lieu of the 
                                          
 
1 The appellee did not file an answering brief.  The parties were informed that this appeal would 
be decided on the basis of the appellant’s opening brief and appendix and the Superior Court 
record. 
2 See Del. Code Ann. tit. 18, § 6853(a)(1) (Supp. 2008) (providing that a healthcare negligence 
complaint must be accompanied by an affidavit of merit). 
 
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affidavit of merit” fell short of establishing that the appellant has a qualified 
medical expert.  The filing of a healthcare negligence action without the requisite 
affidavit of merit constitutes grounds of dismissal of medical negligence claims as 
a matter of law.3    
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior 
Court is AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Henry duPont Ridgely 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice  
 
                                          
 
3 Id.; Burkhart v. Davies, 602 A.2d 56 (Del. 1991).