South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

The families of two road workers who died after being struck by a box truck will collect $10 million each as part of a settlement in the case.   According to Luke Rankin of Rankin & Rankin, which represented one of ...

Tagged with: wrongful death

A 68-year-old motorcyclist seriously injured when he crashed his bike into an oncoming vehicle has settled his claims for $1.2 million. Mark Bringardner of Bringardner Injury Law Firm in Charleston said that the plaintiff, Croner Simmons Jr., was traveling south ...

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After a weeklong trial, an Horry County jury has awarded nearly $21 million to the estate of a Maryland man who drowned in front of his family while vacationing at a Myrtle Beach resort.   An attorney for the estate, J. ...

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A woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury after being struck by a truck as she was walking has settled her claims for $10 million, her attorneys report.   David Yarborough of Yarborough Applegate in Charleston reports that in October 2018, ...

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The estate of a man killed after falling approximately 60 feet from an elevator he was working on has settled its claims for wrongful death and negligence, among others, for $20 million.   Attorneys for Lennox Hinckson said that the 65-year-old ...

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The estate of a woman who died after a thermal pest treatment was applied to her home has settled its wrongful death claim for $4.2 million.   Attorneys for the estate of 63-year-old Sharon Brockington said that in August 2018, a ...

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by Heath Hamacher After a one-day trial, a federal jury has awarded $208,000 to a Canadian woman heading South for the winter after her vehicle was struck by a flying semi-truck wheel on Interstate 95 in Clarendon County, her attorney ...

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By Heath Hamacher The state’s Insurance Reserve Fund has paid $100,000 to a disabled, retired military veteran after a South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper falsely arrested her for driving under the influence, her attorney reports.   Brooks Fudenberg of Charleston represented ...

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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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Three bars have agreed to pay $2.5 million to six plaintiffs injured in a four-car crash caused by an intoxicated driver who for hours before the incident had been served strong, oversized beers and liquor, the plaintiffs’ attorneys report. The ...

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