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SULTON v. HEALTHSOUTH CORP.

No. 27192.

400 S.C. 412 (2012)

734 S.E.2d 641

Vernon SULTON and Willie Mae Scott, Respondents, v. HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION d/b/a HealthSouth of South Carolina, Inc., d/b/a HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, Kathy Hoover, RN, Lisa Page, RN, Sharon Miller, RN, Kim Harris, RN, Betty Casteal, RN, and Norine Corbin, RN, Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided November 21, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Mitchell Brown , William C. Wood, Jr. , and Brian P. Crotty , of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, and Carmello B. Sammataro , of Turner Padget Graham & Laney, all of Columbia, for Appellants.

John S. Nichols , of Bluestein Nichols Thompson & Delgado, of Columbia, Fernando Xavier Starkes , of Starkes Law Firm, of Columbia, Chad Alan McGowan of McGowan Hood & Felder, of Rock Hill, and William Jones Andrews, Jr. , of McGowan Hood & Felder, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Justice PLEICONES.

In this direct appeal, Appellants HealthSouth Corporation (HealthSouth) and the individual named nurse defendants challenge the jury's verdict in a negligence and loss of consortium action. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

Vernon Sulton (Sulton) was rendered paraplegic by gunshot wounds he received as a bystander at an armed robbery. After initial treatment at Richland Memorial Hospital, he was transferred to the HealthSouth...

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