South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Although defendant was not read his Miranda rights until half an hour into his questioning at a police station, since he was not under arrest and went to the station and agreed to answer questions voluntarily, he was not in ...

Tagged with: Criminal Practice

At the time plaintiff alleges she was sexually abused by a Catholic priest in South Carolina – 1961 to 1966 – the charitable immunity doctrine protected charities from liability for torts, both negligent and intentional, committed by the charities’ agents. ...

Tagged with: Tort/Negligence

The defendant-Mother challenges the family court’s approval of a mediated child custody settlement agreement awarding primary custody to the plaintiff-Father. The family court erred in refusing to accept or even consider a proffer of a psychologist’s evaluation of the parties’ ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations

Action: Breach of contract, bad faith Injuries alleged: Property damage Case name: One to One Ministries, Inc. v. Penn-America Insurance Company Court/case no.: Orangeburg County Circuit Court/No. 2020-CP-38-01274 Jury and/or judge: Jury/Judge Maite Murphy Amount: $3.3 million Date: March 23, ...

Tagged with: Breach of Contract

Action: Premises liability Injuries alleged: Broken left hip, left arm and right leg Amount: $1,225,000 Date: April 18, 2023 Attorneys: Kenneth Berger and Brad Lanford of the Law Office of Kenneth Berger, Columbia (for the plaintiff) On Aug. 29, 2022, ...

Tagged with: premises liability

In this mortgage foreclosure sale case, because the special referee determined there were alleged irregularities in the events preceding the sale, yet the respondent-Mortgagors did not present any evidence of irregularities with the sale proceeding itself, the special referee abused ...

Tagged with: Real Property

Before the deadline for serving notice of appeal on respondent, appellant’s counsel (1) electronically filed its notice of appeal with the circuit court and received an automated reply which acknowledged the filing and said that respondent’s attorneys had been “served ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice

Action: Motor vehicle accident Injuries alleged: Multiple hip and pelvic fractures Amount: $1,080,000 Date: August 2022 Attorneys: David Yarborough and Alexandra Heaton of Yarborough Applegate Law Firm in Charleston (for the plaintiff)   The plaintiff was traveling on Highway 521 ...

Tagged with: Motor Vehicle Accident

Defense verdict Action: Breach of contract Injuries alleged: Failure to cure Case name: Joaquin Ramirez v. Sar International, Inc. Court/case no.: Forsyth County Superior Court/No. 19-CVS-7296 Jury and/or judge: Judge Susan Bray Amount: $0 Date: Feb. 14, 2023 Attorney: Elliot ...

Tagged with: Breach of Contract

$500,000 verdict Action: Motor vehicle negligence Injuries alleged: Worsening of herniated discs in the spine and mild traumatic brain injury Case name: Patricia Julian Britton v. Eric Degar Roberts and Intermodal Bridge Transport, Inc. Court/case no.: York County Court/No. 2020-CP-46-03066 ...

Tagged with: Motor Vehicle Negligence