Judgment Granted For County In POA Dispute Over Elder Refusing Hospitalization

(November 8, 2023, 10:50 AM EST) -- GREENSBORO, N.C. — A North Carolina federal judge granted summary judgment to a county, related officials and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in a suit against them by the family of a man who died after refusing to be transported to a hospital against the wishes of his power of attorney (POA), finding that the wrongful death claim against EMS personnel, which “sounds in medical malpractice,” must be dismissed for failure to provide expert review of medical records....