S.C. Panel Affirms Jury Verdict Against Nursing Home In Negligence Suit

Mealey's (March 24, 2022, 7:13 AM EDT) -- COLUMBIA, S.C. — A jury verdict of $297,500 stands and a trial court did not err in granting a directed verdict against a nursing home in a negligence suit filed by the estate of a former resident, a South Carolina appellate court held March 9, finding that a physician’s treatment decision was not an affirmative defense because the nursing home failed to provide evidence that the physician failed to use the appropriate standard of care....