South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

A Berkeley County jury has awarded $2.5 million to a woman who suffered back injuries as a result of a car crash, in a case that her attorneys say was strongly contested over the issue of damages because of the ...

Tagged with: motor vehicle crash

The state of South Carolina has reached a $4.15 million post-trial settlement with a family-owned technology company in a condemnation case, the company’s attorneys report. Trenholm Walker and John Linton Jr. of Walker Gressette Freeman Linton in Charleston report that ...

Tagged with: eminent domain

A student left with profound permanent brain injuries after being struck by a car will receive a $1.85 million settlement, including half a million from the county and school district. According to Daniel Draisen of The Injury Law Firm, the ...

Tagged with: Motor Vehicle Accident

A man who was injured in a car crash will receive a $1.4 million settlement from a company that allegedly failed to perform background checks on their employee driver who caused the crash. Sam Clawson and Christy Fargnoli of Clawson ...

Tagged with: motor vehicle crash

The surviving parent of a woman who was killed when a drunk driver who was traveling at over 100 mph crashed into her while she was pulling into her driveway has reached a $7.5 million dram shop settlement with a ...

Tagged with: Dram shop

A family that suffered injuries while escaping from a residential fire has obtained a $4.1 million settlement from the condominium association for the building in which they lived and its management company, the family’s attorneys report.   Monica Wooten Yates ...

Tagged with: Personal Injury

A bicyclist who was injured by a motorist who had allegedly been drinking at her place of employment has negotiated a $1.1 million settlement, his attorneys report. David Lail and Reynolds Blankenship of Yarborough Applegate in Charleston report that their ...

A man who sustained severe burns from radiator fluid that leaked onto his leg after he was involved in a car crash has reached a $4 million settlement in a product liability lawsuit, his attorneys report. Taylor Powell and Ellis ...

Tagged with: Product Liability

A Florence County jury has awarded $10 million in damages to a woman who lost most of her leg after stepping on a rusty nail while shopping at Walmart. Roy Willey IV, Lane Jeffries, and Eric Poulin of Anastopoulo Law Firm in ...

Tagged with: premises liability

A woman who slipped while making a delivery has negotiated a $925,000 settlement with a body shop as compensation for her back injuries, her attorney reports.