Opinion
C.A. No.: N20C-04-194 FJJ
12-23-2020
CRYSTAL CULLIN, as Guardian of AMELIA PHILLIPS Plaintiffs, v. REGAL HEIGHTS HEALTH CARE AND REHAB CENTER, LLC, a Delaware corporation Defendants.
ORDER REGARDING AFFIDAVIT OF MERIT CONCERNING MEDICAL CARE PROVIDED TO M.P.A. and STEPHANIE ABBOTT BY DEFENDANT DEDICATED TO WOMEN OB/GYN , P.A.
This 23rd day of December, 2020, the Court has reviewed in camera Plaintiff's affidavit of merit pursuant to 18 Del.C. § 6853(a)(1) 6853(d). Having done so, the Court finds:
1. The affidavit of merit is signed by an expert witness.
2. The affidavit is accompanied by a current curriculum vitae of the expert witness.
3. The affidavit contains an opinion of the expert witness that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the applicable standard of care was breached by Defendant Regal Heights Health Care and Rehab Center ("Defendant"), and that the breach of the applicable standard of care by Defendant was the proximate cause of the injuries claimed in the Complaint.
4. The curriculum vitae accompanying the affidavit establishes that the expert witness is licensed to practice nursing in the state of Connecticut, that the expert witness has been a certified legal nursing consultant as of the date of the affidavit for the three (3) years immediately preceding the alleged negligent acts described in the Complaint, and has been engaged in the treatment of patients and/or in the teaching/academic side of nursing in the same of similar field as the named Defendant within the last three (3) years.
Based on the foregoing, the Court finds that the affidavit of merit complies with the requirements of 18 Del.C. §6853(a)(1) and 18 Del.C. §6853(c).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/_________
Francis F. Jones, Jr., Judge cc: File&ServeXpress