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MARTASIN v. HILTON HEAD HEALTH SYSTEM

No. 3984.

364 S.C. 430 (2005)

613 S.E.2d 795

Donna C. MARTASIN, Personal Representative of the Estate of Edwin S. Martasin, Deceased, for the benefit of the heirs at law, Donna C. Martasin, Kenneth E. Martasin, and Jerald A. Martasin, Appellants, v. HILTON HEAD HEALTH SYSTEM, L.P.; Amisub (Hilton Head), Inc.; Tenet Physician Services, Hilton Head, Inc.; Hilton Head Health System, L.P., Amisub (Hilton Head), Inc., Tenet Physician Services Hilton Head, Inc., d/b/a Hilton Head Medical Center & Clinics; Urgent Care Center of Hilton Head Medical Center & Clinics; Gerald E. Vanderpool, M.D.; Christina S. Gwozdz, M.D.; Paul M. Long, M.D.; Frank L. Hart, M.D.; Kenneth C. Kunze, M.D.; Gary W. Thomas, M.D.; Charles T. Lucas, M.D., Defendants, Of Whom Hilton Head Health System, L.P., Tenet Physician Services Hilton Head, Inc., d/b/a Hilton Head Medical Center & Clinics; Urgent Care Center of Hilton Head Medical Center & Clinics; Paul M. Long, M.D.; Frank L. Hart, M.D.; and Gary W. Thomas, M.D. are the, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided May 2, 2005.

Rehearing Denied June 22, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Fred Kuhn, Jr., of Beaufort, for Appellant.

E. Douglas Pratt-Thomas, Francis M. Ervin, II, J. Rutledge Young, Jr., Stephen L. Brown, John K. Blincow, Jr., R. Gerald Chambers, Jr., Robert H. Hood, Robert H. Hood, Jr., and Deborah H. Sheffield, all of Charleston, for Respondents.

KITTREDGE, J.

Donna C. Martasin (Mrs. Martasin) brought wrongful death and conscious pain and suffering claims against three physicians (and related corporate health care entities), alleging they committed medical malpractice in negligently failing to treat and prevent the fatal side effects of a cancer treatment administered to her husband, Edwin S. Martasin (Mr. Martasin). At trial, the circuit court entered a directed verdict in favor of all the defendants on the...

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