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RAINEY v. S.C. DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Opinion No. 5838.

434 S.C. 342 (2021)

863 S.E.2d 470

Elizabeth Hope RAINEY, as the appointed Guardian ad Litem to Owen C., a minor, Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed July 21, 2021.

Rehearing Denied October 21, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duane Michael Shaw, of Shaw Law Firm of Rock Hill; S. Randall Hood and Jordan Christopher Calloway, both of McGowan Hood & Felder, LLC, of Rock Hill; Whitney Boykin Harrison, of McGowan Hood & Felder, LLC, of Columbia; Nathan James Sheldon, of The Law Office of Nathan J. Sheldon, LLC, of Rock Hill; and Lara Pettiss Harrill, of Lara Pettiss Harrill, P.C., of Spartanburg; all for Appellant.

Patrick John Frawley, of Davis Frawley, LLC, of Lexington, for Respondent.

In this action alleging gross negligence, Elizabeth Hope Rainey (Guardian) challenges the circuit court's granting of summary judgment to the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS). Rainey argues the circuit court applied an incorrect gross negligence standard to find DSS exercised slight care during its investigation of...

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