South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Feb 24, 2022

Botched trach leads to child’s death, $1M settlement

The estate of a child who died after a chief ENT resident attempted to reposition her tracheostomy tube has settled its medical malpractice suit for $1 million, its attorneys report. Monica […]

Jan 6, 2022

Late cancer diagnosis leads to $1.075M settlement

A woman who had breast cancer for at least four years before it was detected by her radiologists has settled her medical malpractice suit against the radiologists and their employers […]

Dec 7, 2021

$1.225M med-mal settlement after dentist drops crown in throat

A plaintiff who suffered a host of injuries after her dentist dropped a dental crown down her throat and failed to remove it has settled her medical malpractice suit for […]

Oct 5, 2021

Jury awards $350K for misdiagnosis

A woman whose undiagnosed broken clavicle led to disfigurement and unnecessary surgery has collared a $350,000 jury verdict, her attorneys report. Francis “Brink” Hinson and Bill Padget of HHP […]

Feb 23, 2021

Hospital, USC to pay $2.1M for pregnancy that led to coma

The family of a woman who remains in a coma after giving birth in a Columbia hospital in 2018 has settled a lawsuit against the treating hospital and the […]

Feb 12, 2021

Delayed MRI results in $1M settlement

A man who became partially paralyzed after a hospital waited too long before sending him for an MRI exam has confidentially settled a case against the hospital for $1 […]

Feb 1, 2021

Mother of baby injured by IV settles claim for $320K

The mother of a baby who suffered a hand injury after nurses failed to properly maintain an IV has settled a claim with the hospital where the baby was born […]

Oct 28, 2020

Suit over woman’s death after childbirth settled for $550K

The husband of a woman who bled to death after delivering their baby has settled a lawsuit against the hospital where she gave birth for $550,000, her attorneys report. […]

May 12, 2020

Sponge left in colon results in $950K settlement

Palmetto Richland Hospital and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine have paid $950,000 to a woman after a surgical sponge was in her colon following a surgical […]

Apr 28, 2020

Hospital to pay $730K after electrode left on girl’s brain

The family of a young girl with epilepsy who spent seven years living with an electrode that was mistakenly left on the surface of her brain has confidentially settled […]

Feb 26, 2020

Deadly failure to report broken ribs prompts $1M med-mal verdict

A York County jury has ordered a Rock Hill radiology practice and one of its doctors to pay $1 million to a woman whose husband died after the doctor failed […]

Feb 26, 2020

Woman whose baby died in prison settles suit for $1.15M

A woman whose baby died after she gave birth in prison has settled a lawsuit against the South Carolina Department of Corrections and its health care providers for $1.15 […]