Legal Opinion
Myles v. Laffitte
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1989No. 88-1345PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
On February 17, 1987, Martha Myles filed diversity actions in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina for wrongful death and pain and suffering arising from an alleged incident of medical malpractice resulting in the death of her daughter, Jennifer Michelle Edwards. The defendants live and practice medicine in Allendale County, South Carolina, and all the disputed treatment transpired there. The decedent was also a resident of Allendale County, as was her mother at the time the treatment was rendered. *126On the advice of her attorney, Myles…
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