Attorney MaryAnne Hamilton Pushes Pivotal Lawsuit

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A North Carolina court case filed this year by Doris Land against Dr. Kori Whitley and Vidant Medical Center alleges that a total hysterectomy surgery left a part of her uterus inside her, leading to severe health complications. The defendants appealed, invoking a COVID law that, they argued, granted them immunity as their medical decisions were impacted by the pandemic. However, this argument was met with skepticism from the judges, who questioned the defendants’ lack of specific evidence showing COVID’s impact on Land’s treatment.

Attorney MaryAnne M. Hamilton, representing Land, played a vital role in challenging the defense’s claims. She criticized the defendants for providing a generic list of changes due to COVID without specifying how these impacted Land’s treatment. Hamilton argued that the defense merely stated they fulfilled statutory requirements for immunity without demonstrating how. Hamilton was essential in pushing for the case to proceed, stating that it was premature to apply immunity to Whitley and Vidant at this stage.

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