· 11/17/1997
McCormick v. England
Citations
- 494 S.E.2d 431
- 328 S.C. 627
- 1997 S.C. App. LEXIS 158
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that jurisdictions recognizing cause of action for breach of duty of patient confidentiality \do not hold that this duty is absolute\
- finding South Carolina “recognize[s] the common law tort of breach of a physician’s duty of confidentiality.”’
- finding South Carolina “recognize[s] the common law tort of breach of a physician’s duty of confidentiality”
- finding South Carolina “recognize[s] the common law tort of breach of a physician’s duty of confidentiality.”’
- finding a common law tort of breach of a physician’s duty of confidentiality and not finding a statutory cause of action under the Physicians’ Patient Records Act
- \A ruling on a motion to * dismiss a claim must be based solely on the allegations set forth on the face of the complaint.\
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Judges: Anderson, Connor, Huff
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