South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

A worker who was struck in the eye while at work reached a $650,000 settlement.   The plaintiff was working at a major manufacturing plant in the lower part of South Carolina when he was struck in the eye by ...

Tagged with: Workers' Compensation

The estate of a motorist who died in a car accident after drinking at a bar was awarded $1 million based on violations of industry standards.  After failing to be properly monitored at a bar that allowed customers 18 and ...

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On Nov. 18 the estate of a man who died at a motorsports event received a $2 million settlement for event negligence.    According to one of the plaintiff’s attorneys, Samuel R. Clawson Jr., the deceased was at a racetrack ...

Tagged with: Event Negligence

In 2021, employment law attorney Taylor Dewberry was named Smith Anderson’s first chief diversity officer. Her practice focuses on employment-related counseling and defending employers against claims involving discrimination, wrongful discharge, retaliation, harassment, and civil rights claims.   After graduating with honors ...

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Doug Kim is an intellectual patent attorney with Kim Lahey & Killough Law Firm based in Greenville, and also chairs the Innovation and Intellectual Property Committee for the South Carolina Bar Association.  In the below Q&A Kim talks about the ...

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In 2016, in Anderson County, S.C., an eyewitness to murder and attempted murder was preparing to take the stand for The State of South Carolina vs. Robert Frost.  According to attorney Chelsey Hucker, the witness was incredibly anxious and unsure ...

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In the spring of 2021, while traveling on a rural highway in South Carolina the plaintiff’s vehicle was struck by a 20-year-old commercial truck driver who was travelling 10 mph over the speed limit and disregarded a stop sign while ...

Tagged with: motor vehicle crash

Growing up in a double wide trailer in the small town of Williston, S.C., Adair Ford Boroughs could be frequently seen with her nose in a book or proudly toting her clarinet as she paraded in her small-school marching band. ...

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A passenger in a car involved in a rear-end collision was awarded an $850,000 settlement.  On April 5, 2019, the plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle travelling on 1-85 when they were rear-ended by the defendant, resulting in catastrophic ...

Tagged with: motor vehicle crash

A motorist was awarded a $1 million settlement after suffering injuries in a car crash.  While plaintiff, Janet Blanding, was driving on Highway 601 near Lugoff, S.C., waiting to make a left turn, she was rear-ended by a loaded logging ...

Tagged with: motor vehicle crash