South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

$228,000 Verdict Causes of action were breach of contract and anticipatory breach of contract of a sales and business development contract. Principal injuries (in order of severity): Loss of sales commissions. Special damages: Failure to make monthly contractual payments. Tried ...

A Charleston man who suffered a brain hemorrhage and diminished IQ due to high levels of an anticoagulant in his bloodstream has settled a medical malpractice claim against his treating physician for $1 million. The plaintiff claimed that his doctor ...

Jury Found State Liable During Bifurcated Trial

Defense Verdict Wrongful death and survival actions brought by widower and children alleging products liability issues arising from a single-vehicle accident which flipped a 1994 Isuzu Trooper. Principal injuries (in order of severity): Death of the mother and injuries to ...

Product Not Intended For Black Powder Rifle

PCR Judge Sets Aside Life Without Parole Sentence

A Midlands motorist has won a $540,000 verdict against a taxi company whose driver swerved into her lane and forced her into a parked car. The plaintiff suffered airbag-related injuries that caused a 96 percent loss of central vision in ...

The Church of God has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle claims against a Florence County minister for sexual misconduct with two young children, Lawyers Weekly has learned. Larry Farmer, a former Church of God minister in Johnsonville, pled guilty ...

Plaintiff Failed To Present Design That Would Not Have Collapsed In Similar Accident

Post-divorce, primary custodial parent moved out of state with minor child. Plaintiff alleged substantial change of circumstances and change of custody. Principal injuries (in order of severity): n/a Special damages: n/a Tried or Settled: Tried County where tried or settled: ...