South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

As the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to dominate international headlines, attorneys say they are increasingly getting calls from employers inquiring about possible legal issues if their employees became infected. It turns out that a virus that originated on ...

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  A man who suffered permanent brain damage in a workplace accident has reached a $550,000 confidential workers’ compensation settlement after using some advanced technology to challenge the evaluation made by the neurologist assigned by the defendant, his attorney reports. ...

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  A simple typo or misinterpretation of a judge’s handwriting could cost the state of South Carolina thousands of dollars when an inmate is held longer than sentenced.  In 2019, the South Carolina Department of Corrections reported that errors in ...

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  A federal judge in Tennessee has awarded the son of a U.S. Army soldier a $15.1 million bench verdict in a medical malpractice suit in which he suffered permanent brain damage during birth that led to cerebral palsy, the ...

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  Last year the City of Columbia passed an ordinance that prevents employers who do business with the city from asking job applicants if they have a criminal history. Richland and York counties passed similar policies covering applicants for county ...

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  Collaborative law is catching on in South Carolina beyond a concept of legal method and into a practice specialty. The South Carolina Academy of Collaborative Professionals is currently drafting legislation that would establish rules and limitations for collaborative law.  ...

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Each year, South Carolina Lawyers Weekly presents our list of the top verdicts and settlements of the previous year. It’s a chance to contextualize the reports we’ve published in the last 12 months and present a picture of the year ...

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  A woman who fractured her skull when she was hit by a drunk driver while she was out walking her dog has confidentially settled a lawsuit against the Greenville bar that served him alcohol for $1.15 million, her attorney ...

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Residents of a 52-unit condominium building in Berkeley County that has been riddled with construction defects for more than a decade have confidentially settled a lawsuit against its developer and builders for $11.6 million, their attorneys report. John Hayes and ...

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  A Beaufort family will receive $4.41 million as compensation for a restrictive easement that the U.S. government placed on a large tract of land near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, the family’s attorneys report. Paul Dominick and Alexandra Austin ...