South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

The estate of a man killed in a multi-car crash in Mount Pleasant has settled its wrongful death claims for $10 million against a driver who admitted to being distracted at the time of the crash, the plaintiffs’ attorney reports.   ...

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The South Carolina Supreme Court has reversed a court of appeals ruling that agreed a group of insurance carriers (respondents) were justified in refusing coverage to PCS Nitrogen in a post-loss assignment of insurance benefits. The Supreme Court also remanded ...

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A man who claims he was unlawfully seized by police based on untruthful statements made by an anonymous tipster has settled his civil rights and other claims for $450,000, his attorney reports.   Daniel Boles of Boles Law Firm in Charleston ...

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A woman who suffered permanent, debilitating brain injuries after a non-fatal drowning has settled her negligence claim for $4.1 million, her attorneys report.   The plaintiff was represented by Amanda Mingo and Katie Clary of Rawls, Scheer, Clary & Mingo in ...

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Even if a district court erred by increasing a defendant’s offense level based on the possession of a firearm “in connection with” another felony offense, the error is harmless where the court would have reached the same result had it ...

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After a two-and-a-half-day trial, an Orangeburg County jury has found the county not liable for damage done to a man’s waterfront property by an alleged faulty drainage system. Mike Montgomery of Montgomery Willard in Columbia represented Orangeburg County and said ...

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By Nicholas A. Hurston   The Board of Immigration Appeals, or BIA, erred when it found a petitioner ineligible for waiver of removal because his U.S. citizen father was no longer living, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.  ...

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A father and son who were severely burned in a flash fire on their boat have settled their lawsuit for the insurer’s policy limits of $1 million, their attorneys report.   Kenneth Berger of Columbia and Myrtle Beach and C. Nicholas Cronauer ...

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While sovereign immunity will limit her claims, a former federal public defender in North Carolina can pursue claims against the judiciary for failing to take immediate and effective action regarding her sexual harassment complaints, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

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A motor vehicle crash that took the life of one high school student and injured two others has resulted in a settlement of more than $23 million, the plaintiffs’ attorneys report.   Douglas Jennings, Perry Buckner, and John Dodds IV of ...

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