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DOE v. SC DEPT. OF DISABILITIES

No. 26465.

377 S.C. 346 (2008)

660 S.E.2d 260

Jane DOE, Claimant, Petitioner v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS, Employer, and State Accident Fund, Carrier, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 24, 2008.

Rehearing Denied May 7, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward L. Graham, of Graham Law Firm, P.A., of Florence, for petitioner.

T. McRoy Shelley, III, of Rogers, Townsend & Thomas, PC; and Cynthia B. Polk, all of Columbia, for respondents.

Justice MOORE:

We granted a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision in this workers' compensation case.1 We reverse.

FACTS

In 1979, petitioner (Claimant) began employment as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) with respondent South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (Department). Claimant worked at a Department facility that housed patients in various units. She was the only LPN on...

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