Hoard Ex Rel. Hoard v. Roper Hosp., Inc.

In this medical malpractice case, the court of appeals reversed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Petitioner Robert Smith, M.D. We granted a writ of certiorari to review the court of appeals decision in Hoard v. Roper Hospital, Inc., 377 S.C. 503, 661 S.E.2d 113 (Ct.App.2008). We reverse the decision of the court of appeals and reinstate the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to Dr. Smith.

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Shortly after Jamia Hoard was born at Roper Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina on March 30, 2002, she developed respiratory distress and was transferred from the Level 1…