South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

sc Jan 25, 2010 News Story 1 Article of the Week 1/25/10 sc 2009 Verdicts & Settlements Roundup We have compiled the verdicts and settlements reported to South Carolina Lawyers Weekly in 2009. JAN 25, 2010 – 12510919 01 S.C.L.W. ...

A plaintiff who claimed her son died of pneumonia and sepsis after a North Charleston medical clinic failed to properly treat him has settled two lawsuits for a total of $1.4 million. In a county with a reputation for conservative ...

With the 2010 legislative session set to start on Jan. 12, lawmakers are ready to hit the halls of the State House with dozens of pre-filed bills addressing a variety of hot-button issues. Amid numerous proposals on big-ticket items such ...

Plaintiffs who sued Ford Motor Co. after their F-150 pickups caught fire could not press tort claims based on an alleged design defect even though they invoked an exception to the economic-loss rule, the S.C. Supreme Court has ruled. Two ...

A defendant’s failure to ensure that its agent was accurately listed in public records meant the statute of limitations could be tolled in a wrongful-death case for as long as the plaintiff spent pursuing the agent, the state Supreme Court ...

The city of Columbia won a rare summary judgment in circuit court as it fought a breach-of-contract suit by developers seeking more than $4 million in connection with an aborted hotel project. “It is rare in state court for summary ...

Savings from ending lawyer GAL appointments unclear

In a decision hailed by S.C. Bar leaders, the state Supreme Court has ordered an end to the practice of appointing lawyers as guardians ad litem under Rule 608. The order, which goes into effect July 1, will stop a ...

A recent ethics advisory opinion that says lawyers are responsible for the content of Web listings they adopt is also making waves among legal ethics experts, who say it creates a burden for practitioners. Ethics Advisory Opinion 09-10 focuses on ...

A driver whose insurance policy was cancelled two days before he was in a wreck could not restore uninterrupted coverage by paying his premium after the accident, despite post-collision assurances from an employee of the insurance company. In a Nov. ...