A jury in Sumter County has awarded $255,000 to a woman who accused her former business partner of deception and betrayal. “It was a done-me-wrong type of case and I think the jury could easily see that,” said Shiron Johnson’s ...
Read More »Alleged double-cross results in $255K jury verdict
Mediation leads to $315K settlement in nursing home death 
A Columbia nursing home has agreed to pay $315,000 to the estate of a man who died after falling off his shower bed while being bathed, breaking several bones in his face and neck. James Lewis, who was in his ...
Tagged with: Mediation Nursing Home
Read More »$1.15M settlement in rocket cart product liability 
What appears to be the first product liability lawsuit filed in South Carolina against a corporation that makes so-called “rocket carts,” which are used for stocking merchandise in large stores, has resulted in a $1.15 million settlement. A metal shelf ...
Tagged with: Walmart
Read More »Spartanburg woman awarded $868K for breach of oral promise not to fire 
A Spartanburg County jury has awarded $868,000 to a woman who says her employer made—and then promptly broke—a promise not to fire her for providing frank answers to questions posed by the organization’s board of directors, the woman’s attorneys report. ...
Read More »Jury awards $1.25M in Wal-Mart stabbing 
A jury in Greenville County has awarded $1.25 million to the mother of a woman who was stabbed to death while working at a bank inside a Wal-Mart. The verdict is against the local sheriff and is believed to be ...
Tagged with: Walmart
Read More »Fatal MedMal case settles for $500K after jury verdict 
A jury in Marion County hit a Sumter family physician accused of malpractice with a $675,000 verdict in late August, spurring his practice to subsequently pay $500,000 to settle the case. The family of the late Ruby Britt accused Dr. ...
Tagged with: wrongful death
Read More »Estate of woman killed by Duncan police settles for $700K 
The city of Duncan has paid $700,000 to the estate of a woman shot and killed last year by one of its police officers as the woman allegedly tried to make off with the officer’s cruiser. The lawsuit, filed by ...
Tagged with: Excessive Force settlement
Read More »Punctured aorta leads to $1.2M settlement 
The aorta, the main artery in the human body, is the cardiovascular equivalent of a city’s water main—if you accidentally poke a hole in it, you’ll quickly have an emergency on your hands. Unfortunately, that was the case for a ...
Tagged with: Medical Malpractice
Read More »$375K verdict for immigrant worker injured in vehicle crash 
A jury in the typically conservative county of Greenville has awarded $375,000 to a worker who was injured while driving a business-owned vehicle on Interstate 85, according to the man’s attorney, Robert Goings. Goings, who has an eponymous practice in ...
Read More »Sale of ‘worthless and invalid property interests’ leads to $4.1 million settlement 
Several defendants, including a Hilton Head title company and law firm, have agreed to pay more than $4 million to settle a class-action suit in which plaintiffs bought “worthless and invalid property interests”: timeshares in part of a Missouri resort ...
Read More »