North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Feb 18, 2020

Deadly dental procedure leads to $1.9M settlement

The widower of a woman who died after a routine dental procedure has confidentially settled a lawsuit against the dentist who performed the procedure for $1.9 million, his attorneys […]

Feb 1, 2017

Woozy patient drove away, dentist settles wreck claim for $480K

Allowing a woozy patient to get behind the wheel has cost an insurer for a dental practice $480,000, according to Durham attorney William Mills. Mills of Glenn, Mills, Fisher & […]

Jun 18, 2012

Tort/Negligence – Dental Malpractice – Civil Practice – Rule 9(j) – Expert Witness – Expected to Qualify – Retired Dentist

Moore v. Proper A retired dentist filled in for other dentists for perhaps two and a half months during the year at issue and spent all of that professional time in clinical practice. Plaintiff could have reasonably expected the retired dentist to qualify as an expert in her malpractice case against another dentist.

Dec 9, 2011

Two years and thousands of dollars later, dental woes persisted

In January 2007, when Teresa Henson first checked in as a patient of dentist Robert Labusohr, she already had a mouthful of problems. Almost two years and $16,000 later, those problems had only multiplied. “This was a single mom who saved her money to go into this dentist’s office, to the tune of $16,000 and a hole in her mouth,” said her attorney Jodee Sparkman Larcade of Raleigh’s Lar[...]

Sep 27, 2011

Tort/Negligence – Dental Malpractice – Civil Practice – Rules 9(j) & 702 – Expert Witness – Clinical Practice – 45 Percent

Wright v. Frye The time plaintiffs’ only designated expert spent in forensic dentistry was correctly included in the calculation of his “professional time.” Since the expert said he only spent 45 percent of his professional time in clinical dentistry, with the remainder in forensic dentistry and administrative work, the expert did not qualify as an expert witness. We affirm the t[...]

Sep 8, 2011

Tort/Negligence – Dental Malpractice – Tooth Extraction — Civil Practice – Rule 9(j) Certification – Retired Dentist

Moore v. Proper Even though plaintiff’s witness is retired and only fills in for other dentists when needed, since he spends all of his professional time in the clinical practice of dentistry, plaintiff could have reasonably expected him to qualify as an expert witness under N.C. R. Evid. 702. Since plaintiff satisfied the remaining requirements of N.C. R. Civ. P. 9(j), the trial court [...]