South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

May 18, 2023

Insurer liable for breach, bad faith after roof collapse

Action: Breach of contract, bad faith Injuries alleged: Property damage Case name: One to One Ministries, Inc. v. Penn-America Insurance Company Court/case no.: Orangeburg County Circuit Court/No. 2020-CP-38-01274 Jury and/or […]

May 11, 2023

Ousted retail business tenant loses at bench trial

Defense verdict Action: Breach of contract Injuries alleged: Failure to cure Case name: Joaquin Ramirez v. Sar International, Inc. Court/case no.: Forsyth County Superior Court/No. 19-CVS-7296 Jury and/or judge: Judge […]

Oct 10, 2022

Gregory Packaging nets $21.2M verdict

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 […]

Feb 5, 2021

Shoddy home construction leads to $1.535M settlement

A family whose house was plagued by leaks and termites has confidentially settled a claim against the home’s builders and a termite company for $1.535 million, their attorney reports. […]

Aug 31, 2020

Unpaid parking rental fees nets developer $2.6M

A judge has ordered the town of Mt. Pleasant to pay $2.6 million to a developer after the town backed out of a downtown parking garage and office development […]

Mar 5, 2019

Jury awards $900K after real estate deal goes south

The potential buyer of a property in downtown Charleston has won a $900,000 jury verdict after the owner reneged on a deal to sell it, the plaintiff’s attorney reported. Morgan […]

Nov 26, 2018

Couple must pay fees, despite leaving club

Membership documents signed by a Beaufort County couple require them to continue to pay thousands of dollars in dues and fees to a social club, even though they resigned from […]

Aug 27, 2018

Labor & Employment – Breach of Contract – Employee Handbook – At-Will Employment – Civil Conspiracy

Although plaintiff claims that the defendant-employer’s “Harassment and Conduct of Employees” policies gave her the expectation that the employer would conduct investigations, punish employees and refrain from terminating her employment […]

Jun 27, 2018

Jury burns landlord in 2013 fire, awards tenant $1.2M

A company that failed to restore its fire-damaged building has been ordered by a Charleston County jury to pay more than $1.2 million in damages to one of its […]

Jan 5, 2018

Civil Practice – Statute of Limitations – Breach of Contract – Banks & Banking – Real Property

North Charleston Community Interfaith Shelter v. Bank of America, N.A. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-008-18, 7 pp.) (Richard Mark Gergel, J.) 2:16-cv-01250; D.S.C. Holding: In 2006, the plaintiff-charity’s then-executive director, Nancy […]

Aug 14, 2017

Labor & Employment – Breach of Contract – Employee Handbook – Head Start Program – Transferred Employee

Hall v. Family YMCA of Greater August (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-099-17, 24 pp.) (J. Michelle Childs, J.) 1:17-cv-00337; D.S.C. Holding: The complaint sufficiently alleges that the defendant-employer breached the parties’ […]

Sep 27, 2016

Labor & Employment – Breach of Contract Claim – Termination – Cause – Expense Reports & Confidentiality

Arvanites v. Exopack, LLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-184-16, 31 pp.) (Bruce Howe Hendricks, J.) 6:15-cv-02112; D.S.C. Holding: Although defendants point to evidence that plaintiff falsified expense reports and gave confidential […]