Inmate’s retaliation suit can move forward
An incarcerated South Carolina man who alleges that a prison guard put him in isolation for 110 days in retaliation after he accused her colleague of assaulting him can move ahead with a lawsuit...
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Attorney, couple to share $2M settlement from defamation suit
A Charleston County couple and a Charleston divorce attorney will share a $2 million settlement after resolving a defamation claim against a man who allegedly placed defamatory signs about them...
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Widow settles insurance bad faith claim for $8M
The widow of a Charleston business executive and philanthropist has settled a bad faith claim against an insurer that refused to pay $8 million to help settle defamation and other claims her late...
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Driver’s BAC no bar to $2M settlement in crash with unlit truck
A driver who was severely injured after he rammed into an unlit tractor-trailer that had pulled out in front of him has confidentially settled a claim against the truck’s owner for $2 million, even...
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Motorcyclist settles crash claim for $2.75M
A motorcyclist who was injured after a driver stuck him while making an abrupt left turn has settled a claim against the driver for $2.75 million, his attorneys report. Douglas Jennings and Liam...
View ArticleAfter a lull, recruiting poised to rev up again
Instead of welcoming Amy Wooten with coffee and pastries and showing her to her new office on her first day as a litigator at Ward and Smith’s Raleigh office in April, her new colleagues watched from a...
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School district, sheriff settle sexual assault claims for $900K
A teenager whose complaints that she was sexually assaulted by a school resource officer went unheeded has settled a lawsuit against the Richland County Sheriff’s Department and Richland County School...
View ArticleHog farm dispute settles after 4th Circuit’s split decision
The neighbors of a North Carolina hog farm have reportedly reached a deal with the company that owns the farm after the 4th U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict holding the owners liable for...
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Man struck by concrete truck hose settles suit for $4.5M
A man who was severely injured after he was whipped by a hose that had been pouring concrete from a truck has confidentially settled a lawsuit against the truck’s owner for $4.5 million, his...
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Man hit by drunk driver settles claim for $3.6M
A man who was severely injured after he was rear-ended by an allegedly drunk driver has confidentially settled a claim against the at-fault driver and his employer for $3.6 million, his attorneys...
View ArticleReservation of rights letter doesn’t create attorney conflict
BY CORREY E. STEPHENSON BridgeTower Media Newswires The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a South Carolina judge’s ruling that found no conflict of interest with either an insurer’s...
View ArticleAs vaccines arrive, so do tricky choices for employers
With the first round of COVID-19 vaccine shipments headed to South Carolina this month, employment law attorneys expect that as it becomes widely available in 2021, they will hear from clients with the...
View ArticleAttorneys advise caution in mandating COVID-19 vaccine
With the first round of COVID-19 vaccine shipments headed to South Carolina this month, employment law attorneys expect that as it becomes widely available in 2021, they will hear from clients with the...
View ArticleSerious injuries in car crash spur $1.25M settlement
A woman who suffered multiple injuries after a driver turned in front of her has settled a claim against the at-fault driver for $1.25 million, her attorneys report. Chuck Allen and Josh Allen of...
View ArticleComparative fault won’t trim verdict against Ford
A carmaker won’t be able to use theories of comparative fault to reduce the amount of damages awarded to a South Carolina man after a jury determined that his actions enhanced the severity of the...
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Spartanburg bar settles dram shop claim for $1M
A Spartanburg bar will pay $1 million to resolve claims that it overserved a patron who later drove drunk and ran his car into a moped, killing one person and seriously injuring another, the...
View ArticleJudge’s comment didn’t bolster child witness
When prosecuting cases involving the sexual abuse of minors, the victim, who is often also a key witness, is sometimes so young that prosecutors can face a challenge in making sure the jury finds the...
View ArticleCOVID has estate planning clients confronting mortality
For estate planning attorneys, 2020 was a year unlike any they have ever seen, from meeting with clients at card tables set up outside of offices to fielding a significant uptick of requests from...
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Girl bit by roaming Rottweiler settles claim for $300K
A young girl who was bit by a Rottweiler in her front yard has confidentially settled a pre-lawsuit claim against the dog’s owners for $300,000, her attorney reports. Brent Arant of Joye Law Firm in...
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Bar, driver pay $1.5M to settle dram shop claims
A Myrtle Beach bar that overserved a patron who later caused a multi-vehicle crash in Myrtle Beach has paid $1 million to confidentially settle claims by three people who were injured in the...
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