Neither Doctor Or Lawyer

The South Carolina Supreme Court has imposed a two-year suspension of an attorney who also was an opthalmologist.

The attorney achieved some level of notoriety last year when the same court suspended her for not having a current email address.

The problem here was the attorney’s litigation (found to be frivolous) for denial of her hospital privileges.

From the fourth dismissal of these claims

Judge Harrington was warranted in ordering sanctions in this case, especially because Appellant, a licensed attorney, made identical legal arguments in the 2005 litigation and did not prevail on the merits. Appellant has continuously and repeatedly challenged the Hospital’s credentialing decisions without any legal basis to do so, and in the process, has cost the Hospital untold amounts of time and resources in defending these claims. Therefore, we further find that Judge Harrington was warranted in enjoining Appellant from filing any future claims in the circuit court without first posting bond.

The court here rejected the attorney’s efforts to relitigate the merits of the underlying claims. (Mike Frisch)