BASS v. DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES

No. 27593.

414 S.C. 558 (2015)

780 S.E.2d 252

Diane BASS and Otis Bass, individually and as Parents and Guardians of Alex B., a minor under the age of ten (10) years, and Hanna B., a minor under the age of ten (10) years, Petitioners, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 2, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Deer Cope , of Peters Murdaugh Parker Eltzroth & Detrick, PA, of Hampton; John K. Koon and Jamie L. Walters , of Koon & Cook, PA, of Columbia, all for petitioners.

Patrick John Frawley , of Davis Frawley, LLC, of Lexington, for respondent.


Diane and Otis Bass, individually and on behalf of their minor children (collectively, Petitioners), appeal the court of appeals' decision reversing a jury verdict in their favor against the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) for gross negligence and outrage in connection with a DSS investigation. See Bass...

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