Five brothers were driving home one evening when their vehicle was struck head-on by a driver who was leaving a bar after drinking. The collision resulted in the death of one of the brothers, and injuries of varying severity to the ...

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The estate of a motorist who died in a car accident after drinking at a bar was awarded $1 million based on violations of industry standards.  After failing to be properly monitored at a bar that allowed customers 18 and ...

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A woman who suffered injuries in a car crash involving an overserved driver has been awarded a $1 million settlement.   The plaintiff sustained a fractured ankle and optical nerve damage when she was hit by a drunk driver in Murrells ...

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Two couples settled for a total of $1.15 million after sustaining injuries due to a car crash. In November 2019 the couples were traveling home on the interstate after a double date when traffic came to a stop due to an ...

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The estates of two men who died when a drunk driver broadsided their car at more than 70 mph has settled its wrongful death claims for $7.36 million, the estates’ attorneys report.   Cousins Timothy Jennings and Christopher Jennings were killed ...

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By Heath Hamacher  The estate of a bicyclist killed by a drunk driver has settled its wrongful death claims with two Charleston-area drinking establishments for more than $4 million, its attorneys report.   Liam Duffy and David Yarborough Jr. of Yarborough ...

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A man who was severely injured when his intoxicated girlfriend crashed head-on into another vehicle as he slept in the back seat has agreed to settle his case against the girlfriend and the two Charleston-area establishments that served her for ...

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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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The surviving parent of a woman who was killed when a drunk driver who was traveling at over 100 mph crashed into her while she was pulling into her driveway has reached a $7.5 million dram shop settlement with a ...

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A South Carolina gas station has been found liable as part of a more than $3 million award stemming from a drunk driving crash after staff allegedly failed to check identification of an underage alcohol purchaser. David Yarborough, Reynolds Blankenship, ...

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