Defendants’ expert opined that defendants lost the opportunity to sell their business for $60 million because plaintiff filed this lawsuit; therefore, the $60 million in damages are not attributable to any unfair trade practice by plaintiff. The court grants plaintiff’s ...

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The South Carolina tort of intentional interference with contractual relations requires proof of damages, not merely injury. Plaintiff’s own expert says, “Since it is not possible to reliably calculate the value of [plaintiff’s] losses, monetary damages cannot adequately compensate [plaintiff] ...

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This opinion has been withdrawn. Even though mediation proceedings are confidential, a settlement agreement reached in mediation is not confidential under Rule 8, SCADR. The trial court should have considered the settlement agreement to determine whether defendant was entitled to ...

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SIB Development & Consulting, Inc. v. Save Mart Supermarkets (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-158-17, 7 pp.) (Patrick Michael Duffy, J.) 2:17-cv-00425; D.S.C. Holding: In support of its unfair trade practices counterclaim, defendant argues that it has suffered actual damages because it ...

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Benjamin v. Shaw (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-101-17, 21 pp.) (R. Bryan Harwell, J.) 4:15-cv-05110; D.S.C. Holding: Even though plaintiff presented as evidence only (1) her ward’s post-accident medical expenses ($775,431.87), (2) photos of the horrific traffic accident, and (3) her ...

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Sharma v. USA International LLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-062-17, 13 pp.) (Niemeyer, J.) No. 15-2188, March 17, 2017; USDC at Alexandria, Va. (O’Grady, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A plaintiff who sued for fraud, alleging he discovered after purchasing two franchise ...

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Meifert v. MI Windows & Doors, Inc. In their amended complaint, plaintiffs continue to assert that their windows, which were allegedly designed, manufactured, and sold by defendant, caused direct economic loss to the windows and other property in the home and consequential economic loss. Recovery for such damages is barred by the economic loss doctrine.

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Whitlock v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co. Pursuant to a question certified to this court by the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, we hold that where, as here, a title insurance contract does not clearly identify a date for measuring the diminution in value of the insured property or otherwise unambiguously provide for the method of valuation as a result of a title defect...

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Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. J.T. Walker Industries Even though there was evidence from which the jury could find that the plaintiff-insurer acted in bad faith when it settled claims that had been filed against the defendant-insured, the insured failed to prove how it was damaged by any such bad faith.

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Uhlig, LLC v. Shirely Plaintiff was able to ascertain and present evidence of the amount of its loss, and plaintiff has obtained an adequate remedy at law through the jury’s award of monetary damages. Because the purpose of an accounting is to determine the amount due to the aggrieved party, an accounting of assets would be improper here.

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