Case Result
$5M
Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice
2024
Trial Verdict
Columbia, SC
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Case Details
Tragic and preventable death of Ms. Adrianne Branton, a 69-year-old woman with schizophrenia, due to gross negligence by Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina, after being discharged despite critical need for continuous psychiatric care. Death from heat exhaustion exacerbated by psychotic delusions.
Additional Notes
Defense denied responsibility, offered $100,000 settlement. Jury deliberation less than two hours.