Dykema Ex Rel. Estate of Dykema v. Carolina Emergency Physicians, P.C.

Justice WALLER:

This is a wrongful death action brought by Appellant/Respondent, Amey Dykema, on behalf of the estate of her deceased husband, David Dykema, who died on February 8, 1994, as a result of undiagnosed pulmonary emboli. The jury awarded Dykema $2 million actual damages against Respondent/Appellant Greenville Hospital System (GHS), and $500,000 punitive damages against Respondent Companion Health Care (Companion). The trial court granted Companion’s motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict (JNOV) on the ground that the jury’s failure to award actual damages against it…