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BENTLEY v. SPARTANBURG COUNTY

No. 27140.

398 S.C. 418 (2012)

730 S.E.2d 296

Brandon BENTLEY, Appellant, v. SPARTANBURG COUNTY, and S.C. Association of Counties SIF, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 11, 2012.

Rehearing Denied August 10, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremy A. Dantin , of Harrison, White, Smith & Coggins, of Spartanburg, for Appellant.

Richard B. Kale Jr. , of Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, of Greenville, for Respondents.

Grady L. Beard , B. Gibbs Leaphart Jr. , and Nicolas L. Haigler , all of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae.

Chief Justice TOAL:

Brandon Bentley (Appellant), a deputy sheriff with the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Department, alleged that he developed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD) and depression after he shot and killed a suspect who attempted to assault him. An Appellate Panel of the Workers' Compensation Commission (Appellate Panel) unanimously found that Appellant failed to meet his burden of proof in establishing a compensable mental injury that arose out of an...

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