South Carolina Statutes
§ 15-79-130 — Report to licensing entity of expert testimony or evidence offered in bad faith or without reasonable basis.
South Carolina § 15-79-130
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-79-130 (2026).
Text
If a judge finds that an expert health care provider or health care institution in a medical malpractice action in this State has offered testimony or evidence in bad faith or without a reasonable basis in fact or otherwise acted unethically in conjunction with testifying as an expert in deposition or at trial, the judge must report the expert to the state entity that licenses and regulates the profession of the expert or the type of health care entity represented by the expert.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 32, SECTION 5, eff July 1, 2005, for causes of action arising after that date.
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South Carolina § 15-79-130, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/79/15-79-130.