Date: 12-19-2002

Case Style: Dr. Bruce Skinner v. Tident Medical Center, LLC

Case Number: 2000-CP-08-096

Judge: Markley Dennis

Court: Court of Common Pleas, Berkeley County, South Carolina

Plaintiff's Attorney:

Gregg Meyers, Law Office of Gregg Meyers, Charleston, South Carolina

Defendant's Attorney: M. Dawes Cooke, Jr. of Barnwell, Whaley, Patterson & Helms, Charleston, South Carolina

Description: Defamation, negligent supersision and conversion claims by Dr. Bruce Skinner, age 51, who claimed that Trident Medical Center accused him of stealing and kept his patient list after firing him. The also claimed that the Medical Center lost his patient list after asking him to turn it over to the defendant.

Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $250,000 for loss of the patient list, $10 million in actual damages for defamation, $10 million in punitive damages and $10 million for negligent supervision damages.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown

Defendant's Experts: Unknown

Comments: Reported by AKM