(June 22, 2020, 7:46 PM EDT) -- RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina appeals court on June 16 refused to overturn a defense verdict for a nurse anesthetist accused of overstepping his authority in a heart procedure that left a child with permanent brain damage, saying longstanding state Supreme Court precedent rejects claims based on nurses’ diagnosis and treatment decisions (Edward G. Connette, et al. v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, et al., No. 19-354, N.C. App., 2020 N.C. App. LEXIS 467)....