BERGSTROM v. PALMETTO HEALTH ALLIANCE

No. 3552.

352 S.C. 221 (2002)

573 S.E.2d 805

Tamera Jean BERGSTROM, Appellant, v. PALMETTO HEALTH ALLIANCE d/b/a Palmetto Baptist Medical Center of Columbia and d/b/a Baptist Medical Center, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided September 30, 2002.

Rehearing Denied December 19, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Isaac Diggs, of Myrtle Beach, for Appellant.

William L. Pope, of Columbia, for Respondent.


ANDERSON, J.:

Tamera Bergstrom sued Palmetto Health Alliance ("the hospital") alleging the hospital was negligent and committed the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress regarding her purported adoption in 1979. The hospital moved to dismiss the claims and filed a motion to cap the hospital's liability at $100,000. The Circuit Court granted the hospital's motion to dismiss the intentional infliction of emotional distress claim and the motion to cap...

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