A man who suffered a crushed hand after falling in front of a work truck has accepted a $1 million settlement, his attorneys report. Stephen Samuels and Jason Reynolds of Columbia report that their client, Charlie Buckberry, and a coworker were working for ...
Tagged with: Negligence
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The heirs of legendary singer James Brown have reached a “global settlement” ending the legal wrangling over the estate of the Godfather of Soul, the law firm representing the personal representative of Brown’s estate and trustee of his irrevocable trust and Brown’s ...
Tagged with: James Brown Estate
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Prosecutors can’t rely on the doctrine of transferred intent to prove attempted murder if a defendant lacks the specific intent to commit murder, a divided South Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled. In a July 14 opinion, the appeals court reversed the conviction of a ...
Tagged with: Attempted Murder
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A 74-year-old man who was injured in a vehicle crash has settled his lawsuit for $4.4 million, his attorneys report. Paul Hammack and Jamie Ackermann of the Hammack Law Firm in Greenville represented the man, a Marine Corps veteran whose name was ...
Tagged with: motor vehicle crash
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The University of South Carolina School of Law has taken its show on the road, using a new, custom-made bus to haul students and volunteer attorneys to remote areas to deliver desperately needed legal services to underserved populations. The Palmetto LEADER ...
Tagged with: trial advocacy
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Since his 1987 bar admission, Jon Ozmint has just about done it all. His duties have taken him from South Carolina to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and back. Ozmint spent more than 30 years in the U.S. Army Reserve, the U.S. Navy, and the ...
Tagged with: Judge Jon Ozmint
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The estate of a woman killed during a shootout at a Timmonsville nightclub has settled its lawsuit for $1 million, her attorneys report. Brian Mickelsen and Danny Dalton of Mount Pleasant report that in the early hours of Feb. ...
Tagged with: wrongful death
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A York County jury has awarded $2 million to a man whose tongue cancer was misdiagnosed as tooth trauma, leading to several painful, disfiguring surgeries, his attorneys report. The plaintiff’s recovery was ultimately reduced to $1.2 million due to comparative fault. John Kassel and Theile ...
Tagged with: cancer
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Evidence of gang involvement is admissible where it serves a purpose other than showing a defendant’s proclivity for criminal conduct, the South Carolina Court of Appeals has unanimously ruled in a case of first impression. Generally, according to Rule ...
Tagged with: gangs
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In the sporting world, athletes often “play hurt” through a variety of physical injuries. Competing now is their focal point, and long-term health risks the afterthought. The practice of law is similar in many respects. Many lawyers often find it difficult, no matter what else they may be going through, to call for a substitute. So, they put on ...
Tagged with: mental health
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South Carolina Lawyers Weekly
