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ROSS v. WACCAMAW COMMUNITY HOSP.

No. 27276.

404 S.C. 56 (2013)

744 S.E.2d 547

John Thomas ROSS, Appellant, v. WACCAMAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, Dr. Webster N. Jones, III, and Dr. David R. Anderson, Defendants, of whom, Dr. Webster N. Jones, III, and Dr. David R. Anderson are, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 26, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl S. Brehmer and L. Darby Plexico, III , both of Brown & Brehmer, of Columbia, for Appellant.

John B. McCutcheon, Jr. , and Lisa A. Thomas , both of Thompson & Henry, PA, of Conway, and Andrew F. Lindemann , of Davidson & Lindemann, PA, of Columbia, and Darren K. Sanders , of Buyck and Sanders Law Firm, LLC, of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondents.

Justice KITTREDGE.

Section 15-79-125 of the South Carolina Code requires a pre-suit mediation process for medical malpractice claims. The statute further requires that the pre-suit mediation conference be completed within a 120-day period, which may be extended for an additional 60-day period. This appeal presents the question of whether the failure to complete the mediation conference in a timely manner divests the trial...

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