Legal Opinion
Epstein v. Brown
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided March 21, 2005No. 25953PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice WALLER:
We certified this case from the Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 204(b), SCACR. The issue on appeal involves the date on which the statute of limitations (SOL) for a legal malpractice claim begins to run.
FACTS
Dr. Franklin Epstein (Appellant) performed spinal fusion surgery on Marshall O. Welch in February, 1996. Welch died three days later of complications.1 Welch’s estate brought wrongful death and survival actions against Dr. Epstein alleging medical malpractice. Respondent, David Brown, a licensed South Carolina attorney, represented Epstein. On February 18, 1998, a jury…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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