BURNS v. UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC.

No. 3169.

340 S.C. 509 (2000)

532 S.E.2d 6

Katherine BURNS, Appellant, v. UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC., Celia Yu and Melanie Powers, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided May 22, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

V.M. Manning Smith, of Moss & Kuhn, of Beaufort, for appellant.

Richard J. Morgan, of McNair Law Firm, of Columbia, for respondent.


HOWARD, Judge:

Katherine Burns (Burns) appeals from the trial court's assessment of sanctions.1 We reverse.

FACTS

Burns worked for Aiken Hospital which is managed and operated by Universal Health Services (UHS). Burns commenced this action against UHS as well as two of her coworkers, Celia Yu (Yu) and Melanie Powers (Powers). She alleged wrongful termination, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing,...

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