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· 6/17/1996

Ellis Ex Rel. Ellis v. Oliver

Citations

  • 473 S.E.2d 793
  • 323 S.C. 121
  • 1996 S.C. LEXIS 107

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • there was nothing improper in allowing respondent’s experts to give opinions based in part on the statements in medical records
  • “Negligence is not actionable unless it is a proximate cause of the injury complained of.”
  • \Negligence is not actionable unless it is a proximate cause of the injury complained of.\
  • In medical malpractice case, distinguishing the reasonable certainty requirement of an expert in stating his opinion from the most probable standard necessary to prove causation.
  • In medical malpractice case, distinguishing the reasonable certainty requirement of an expert in stating his opinion from the most probable standard necessary to prove causation.
  • in medical malpractice case, plaintiffs experts properly permitted to testify concerning their opinions which were based in part on hearsay statements contained in plaintiffs medical records and on deposition testimony by medical professionals in a separate action

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Judges: Burnett, Finney, Toal, Moore, Waller

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