South Carolina Judge Cuts Jury Award For Discharged Patient’s Death To $2.9 Million

Mealey's (July 9, 2019, 11:34 AM EDT) -- CONWAY, S.C. — After a South Carolina jury held a medical practice liable for a $3.5 million award after two physicians discharged a mentally unstable patient who later drowned in the ocean, the trial judge on June 6 applied a previous settlement setoff and reduced the award to $2.9 million (David L. Scheer v. Southern Myrtle Inpatient Services LLC, No. 2017-CP-26-1571, S.C. Comm. Pls., Horry Co.)....