Achievements & Results

Summary Judgment in Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Claim

D. Gary Lovell, Jr. and Lee C. Weatherly were granted summary judgment for three defendant cardiologists, and their practice group, who were sued in York County, South Carolina for allegedly failing to meet the standard of care in their treatment of a post-surgical patient, leading to his wrongful death. Gary and Lee argued that the Plaintiff had failed to bring forth adequate expert testimony to sustain a medical malpractice case in South Carolina and that there was no issue of material fact on any of the Plaintiff’s allegations. Summary judgment was granted in the Court of Common Please of York County on June 20, 2008.