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McMILLIAN v. DURANT

No. 23972.

439 S.E.2d 829 (1993)

John McMILLIAN and Charlene McMillan, as Guardians ad Litem for Joseph Shea McMillan, a minor, Respondents, v. James DURANT, M.D., William F. Young, M.D., Sumter Pediatrics, P.A., and The Tuomey Hospital, of whom The Tuomey Hospital is Appellant. Appeal of The TUOMEY HOSPITAL.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 20, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold W. Jacobs, and Julian Hennig, III, of Nexsen, Pruet, Jacobs & Pollard, Columbia, and George C. James, Jr., of Richardson, James & Player, Sumter, for appellant.

Michael Parham, of Parham and Smith, Greenville, for respondent.

TOAL, Justice:

This is an appeal from a jury verdict for medical malpractice rendered against the Tuomey Regional Medical Center. We AFIRM.

Facts

Prematurely born on February 21, 1985, Joseph McMillan suffered intercranial bleeding which required the insertion of a shunt1 to relieve pressure and prevent brain damage. Over time, Joseph required three more shunt revisions by a neurosurgeon. On Friday, August 15,1986, Joseph...

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