South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

A police deputy will receive more than $1.4 million as part of a workers compensation settlement after a deadly traffic accident that occurred while he was helping a disabled vehicle about to be towed from a bridge.   “While he was ...

Tagged with: Workers’ Compensation

A worker who was bitten on the job by a large dog has agreed to settle her negligence claim for $1.5 million, her attorneys report.   Hank Burriss and Wayne Ridgeway of Burris & Ridgeway in Columbia report that in May ...

Tagged with: Negligence

On the eve of “certain trial,” two plaintiffs have settled their negligence claims after a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) crash left one teenager dead and the other seriously injured.   The plaintiffs, one of whom died in the rollover crash, were ...

Tagged with: Negligence

A woman who tripped and fell over an uneven, raised brick paver at a Mount Pleasant restaurant has settled her personal injury claim for $1.7 million.   The woman, Margot Sapone, fell on March 12, 2019, as she was leaving the ...

Tagged with: Personal Injury

Foodbuy, LLC, sued Gregory Packaging, INC, for $1 million, instead Gregory Packaging was awarded $21.2 million.   Gregory Packaging is a 100-year-old juice manufacturer that has worked with Foodbuy – the largest food service company in the world – since 2011. ...

Tagged with: Breach of Contract

The estate of a man who died after being electrocuted in a deer stand while using a pole saw to trim tree limbs, and a man who survived the accident, were awarded a combined $7.7 million.  The estate argued that ...

Tagged with: wrongful death

A tractor-trailer driver who escaped serious injury when his rig overturned after being struck by a loose wheel from another truck has settled his claims for $6 million, his attorneys report.   Robert Phillips and Eve Goodstein of McGowan Hood Felder ...

Tagged with: motor vehicle crash

A man critically injured while riding his motorcycle after being struck by an alleged drunk driver was awarded over $28 million.  Plaintiff suffered catastrophic injuries on March 6, 2020, when he was involved in an automobile crash with defendant. According ...

Tagged with: DUI

After a weeklong trial, a Charleston County jury deliberated approximately three hours before awarding $1 million to a mother and her adult daughter after they were exposed to high levels of mold in their Mount Pleasant apartment.   The attorney for ...

Tagged with: Personal Injury

An individual who lost part of their leg to an amputation in the wake of a rear-end collision in South Carolina will receive a $5.125 million settlement.   Attorney Chris Romeo of Thurmond Kirchner and Timbes said that a commercial vehicle ...

Tagged with: Motor Vehicle Accident