Arant v. Kressler

MOORE, Justice:

This is a medical malpractice case. Appellant contends the trial judge erred in refusing to allow her to amend her pleadings under Rule 15(b), SCRCP, on the ground the amended claim was time-barred. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant brought this action against respondents Drs. Kressler and Parr, partners in a gynecology/obstetrics practice, for infertility allegedly resulting from a negligently performed surgical procedure known as a dilation and curettage (D & C), a scraping of the uterine cavity. The facts adduced at trial were as follows.

Appellant gave birth on December 30,1989,…