South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Feb 18, 2020

Tenn. judge awards $15.1M med-mal verdict to Army family

A federal judge in Tennessee has awarded the son of a U.S. Army soldier a $15.1 million bench verdict in a medical malpractice suit in which he suffered permanent […]

Jul 24, 2019

Jury awards $908K for inmate’s opioid withdrawal

A Marlboro County jury has awarded almost $908,000 in actual damages to a man was denied any treatment for opioid withdrawal during a 27-day incarceration in the county’s detention center […]

Jun 20, 2019

Jury awards $3.5M over death of discharged patient

The family of a man who drowned after walking into the ocean during a hurricane shortly after he was discharged from Grand Strand Regional Medical Center has won a […]

May 8, 2019

Pregnant mother’s family settles with ER doc for $2.6M

The family of a pregnant mother of two who died at the age of 30 has settled a medical malpractice claim against an emergency room physician for $2.6 million, […]

Jan 24, 2019

Woman burned during breast surgery settles suit for $700K

A woman who was severely burned by a heating pad that she was lying on while she underwent breast augmentation surgery has confidentially settled a lawsuit for $700,000, her attorneys […]

Jan 8, 2019

Drug mix-up death leads to $800K settlement

The family of a man who allegedly died as a result of a drug mix-up while he was being treated for leukemia at a VA hospital in Columbia has […]

Dec 12, 2018

Veteran settles med-mal case against gov’t for $2.5M

A South Carolina veteran who claimed that a radiologist with the Veterans Administration failed to identify a cancerous mass in his lower back has settled his case with the U.S. […]

Dec 3, 2018

Paralyzed vet settles with VA for $3.2M

A paralyzed Vietnam War veteran from Columbia settled a suit with the U.S. government for $3.2 million in October after he offered evidence that the Veterans Affairs hospital that […]

Nov 27, 2018

Sepsis leads to amputations, $16.4M settlement

A South Carolina woman who had three limbs amputated after Crohn’s disease led to sepsis has settled a lawsuit against a hospital, her doctor, a surgeon, and a gastroenterologist for […]

Oct 31, 2018

Estate settles for $6M over cancer misdiagnosis

The family of a man who died of cancer after his doctor told him he was cancer-free has reached a $6 million settlement with the doctor’s practice, the plaintiff’s attorney […]

Aug 7, 2018

Med-mal suit over weight-loss drug settled for $750K

The estate of a Midlands woman who died after allegedly being improperly prescribed a weight-loss drug has reached a $750,000 confidential medical malpractice settlement with the woman’s physician, the attorney […]

Jul 27, 2018

Tort/Negligence – Medical Malpractice – Emergency Surgery – Vasopressor Dosage

As relevant to this case, S.C. Code Ann. § 15-32-230 provides protection from a medical malpractice claim when the alleged negligent act was (1) taken by a physician (2) during […]