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Fields v. Regional Medical Center Orangeburg

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided February 14, 2005No. 25939PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Justice BURNETT:

We granted the petition for a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ opinion in Fields v. Regional Medical Center Orangeburg, 354 S.C. 445, 581 S.E.2d 489 (Ct.App.2003). We affirm in part and reverse in part.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Vergie Fields (Plaintiff) brought this -wrongful death action against Physician and Regional Medical Center Orangeburg (RMC), alleging negligence and medical malpractice in failing to diagnose a heart condition suffered by her husband, Thomas Edison Fields (Decedent), and admit him to RMC. The Court of Appeals reversed the jury…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. State v. TorrenceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
  2. Elam v. South Carolina Department of TransportationSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2004
  3. Timmons v. South Carolina Tricentennial CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1970
  4. Powers v. TempleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1967
  5. Gooding v. St. Francis Xavier HospitalSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997

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3Cited by65 opinions

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  3. State v. PriceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2006
  4. Maybank v. BB&T Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2016
  5. State v. LylesCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2008

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