Legal Opinion
McKaughan v. Upstate Lung & Critical Care Specialists, P.C.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided September 14, 2017No. Opinion No. 5515PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LOCKEMY, C.J.:
**188In this medical malpractice action, Lisa McKaughan, individually and as personal representative of the estate of her father, William Farr, alleges the circuit court erred by directing a verdict in favor of Critical Care Specialists and Dr. Sau-Yin Wan (collectively Respondents). McKaughan also alleges the circuit court improperly excluded the testimony of her expert as unreliable. We reverse.
FACTS
On January 11, 2010, Dr. Sau-Yin Wan, a pulmonologist, examined William Farr, a lifelong smoker with complaints of trouble breathing. During Dr. Wan's examination, she ordered a…
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