Pee Dee Health Care, P.A. v. Estate of Thompson

JUSTICE FEW :

**524This is an appeal from the circuit court's decision to impose sanctions against Pee Dee Health Care, P.A., and its attorney **5251 for conduct that occurred before the circuit court entered summary judgment against it. The issue we address is whether a motion for sanctions filed nine days after remittitur from Pee Dee Health's unsuccessful appeal of the summary judgment order is untimely under the South Carolina Frivolous Civil Proceedings Sanctions Act (FCPSA) and Rule 11 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. We find the motion was untimely under the FCPSA, but…