Legal Opinion
Burns v. Universal Health Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided May 22, 2000No. 3169PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Judge:
Katherine Burns (Burns) appeals from the trial court’s assessment of sanctions. 1 We reverse.
FACTS
Burns worked for Aiken Hospital which is managed and operated by Universal Health Services (UHS). Burns commenced this action against UHS as well as two of her coworkers, Celia Yu (Yu) and Melanie Powers (Powers). She alleged wrongful termination, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, civil conspiracy, defamation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress (outrage).
The defendants, UHS, Yu, and Powers, filed a motion to dismiss, motion to strike, and a…
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