South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Oct 7, 2014

Insurance — Homeowners – ‘Business’ – Cattle – Insured Premises – Grandmother’s Pasture

State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Nivens (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-192-14, 23 pp.) (Margaret Seymour, Sr. J.) 0:12-cv-00151; D.S.C. Holding: Even though the defendant-homeowners classified their cattle-raising as a […]

Sep 10, 2014

Insurance-Contract – Tort/Negligence – Bad Faith Refusal to Pay Insurance Benefits – Civil Practice – Insufficient Allegations

Advanced Pain Therapies, LLC v. Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-166-14, 10 pp.) (Mary Lewis, J.) 3:14-cv-00050; D.S.C. Holding: In its state-court complaint – removed to this […]

Sep 10, 2014

Insurance-Civil Practice – Declaratory Judgment Action – Companion Federal Case

Nationwide Insurance Co. of America v. Jackson (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-165-14, 5 pp.) (Bruce Howe Hendricks, J.) 4:14-cv-00273; D.S.C. Holding: The relief sought by plaintiff – a declaration of the […]

Aug 22, 2014

Insurance – Auto – Family Step-Down Provision – Void – Public Policy

Williams v. Government Employees Insurance Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-096-14, 19 pp.) (Donald Beatty, J.) (Costa Pleicones, J., joined by John Kittredge, J., concurring in part & dissenting in part) […]

Aug 11, 2014

Insurance – ERISA – Benefits Claim – Equity – Jury Demand – Accidental Dismemberment – Labor & Employment

Campbell v. Rite Aid Corp. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-148-14, 13 pp.) (Bruce Howe Hendricks, J.) 7:13-cv-02638; D.S.C. Holding: Since the complaint alleges a wrongful denial of benefits under 29 U.S.C. […]

Jul 28, 2014

Insurance – Duty to Defend – Civil Practice – Declaratory Judgment – First Impression – Contribution

Auto-Owners Insurance Co. v. Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. of America (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-144-14, 15 pp.) (R. Bryan Harwell, J.) 4:12-cv-03423; D.S.C. Holding: Although plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment […]

Jul 25, 2014

Insurance – CGL – Construction Contract – ‘Your Work’ Exclusion – Faulty Tape

Precision Walls, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Fire insurance Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-084-14, 8 pp.) (Paul Short Jr., J.) Appealed from Greenville County Circuit Court (Letitia Verdin, J.) S.C. App. […]

Jul 21, 2014

Insurance – Life – Suicide Exclusion – Mental Illness – Third-Party Negligence

Robinson v. American General Life Insurance Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-142-14, 5 pp.) (Joseph Anderson Jr., J.) 3:14-cv-01325; D.S.C. Holding: Since plaintiffs’ decedent agreed that insanity could not be used […]

Jul 14, 2014

Insurance – CGL – Landlord/Tenant – Strip Mall – Fitness Center – Tort/Negligence – Personal Injury – Duties to Defend & Indemnify

Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. v. JCW Holdings, LLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-134-14, 16 pp.) (R. Bryan Harwell, J.) 4:12-cv-03271; D.S.C. Holding: Even though the same person owns both the […]

Jul 1, 2014

Insurance – Supplemental Health – Certified Questions – ‘Actual Charges’ – S.C. Code Ann. § 38-71-242 – Constitutional

Kirven v. Central States Health & Life Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-062-14, 13 pp.) (John Kittredge, J.) On certification from the U.S. District Court for South Carolina. S.C. S. Ct. […]

Jun 20, 2014

Insurance – Auto – Exclusion – Carrying Property for a Charge – Insured’s Own Property

Clinton v. American National Property & Casualty Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-125-14, 6 pp.) (Margaret Seymour, Sr. J.) 0:13-cv-01085; D.S.C. Holding: Even though the insurance policy at issue excluded coverage […]

Apr 15, 2014

Insurance – Auto – UIM – ‘Driver’ & ‘Household Resident’ – Named Insured’s Fiancé – Doctrine of Reasonable Expectations – Common Law Marriage

Bell v. Progressive Direct Insurance Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-041-14, 15 pp.) (Jean Hoefer Toal, Ch.J.) (Costa Pleicones, J., concurring in the result only without separate opinion) Appealed from Horry […]