McArdle v. Mission Hospital, Inc.

The article discusses the decision by the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the case McArdle v. Mission Hospital Inc. The family of Joshua McArdle, a troubled Iraqi-war veteran, sued the hospital for negligence, gross negligence, and negligent infliction of emotional distress arising from the acts and omissions of its employees. The hospital escaped civil liability when the court ruled that it did not have custody over the patient after it discharged him without notifying the family.