South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Jun 16, 2022

Defendants to pay $4M in dram shop case

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 […]

Feb 8, 2022

Drunken head-on crash leads to $9.8M settlement

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 […]

Jan 25, 2022

Bars to pay $2.5M in dram shop suit

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 […]

Jan 11, 2022

$7.5M settlement reached in dram shop case

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 […]

Nov 30, 2021

Jury awards over $3M after gas station sells alcohol to minor

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 […]

Nov 1, 2021

Family injured by drunk driver settles suit for $1.125M

A Horry County family will receive $1.125 million in insurance settlements after being injured by a drunk driver that the family alleged had been over-served by a local drinking establishment, […]

Oct 13, 2021

Bars to pay $5.5M in dram shop settlements

Two people who were injured when their vehicle was hit head-on by a heavily intoxicated late-night driver who was going the wrong way on an interstate have agreed to $5.5 […]

Apr 1, 2021

Motorcycling couple settles dram shop claim for $1.1M

A husband and wife who were severely injured in a drunk driving crash have confidentially settled claims against the driver and bar that overserved him for $1.1 million, their […]

Mar 10, 2021

Victims of deadly car crash settle dram shop claim for $5.4M

Two bars that overserved a patron who caused a fatal car crash have agreed to pay almost $5.4 million to the victims of the crash, the victims’ attorneys report. Chuck […]

Jan 12, 2021

Bar, driver pay $1.5M to settle dram shop claims

A Myrtle Beach bar that overserved a patron who later caused a multi-vehicle crash in Myrtle Beach has paid $1 million to confidentially settle claims by three people who […]

Dec 22, 2020

Spartanburg bar settles dram shop claim for $1M

A Spartanburg bar will pay $1 million to resolve claims that it overserved a patron who later drove drunk and ran his car into a moped, killing one person and […]

Feb 11, 2020

Dram shop suit nets $1.15M for woman whose skull was cracked

A woman who fractured her skull when she was hit by a drunk driver while she was out walking her dog has confidentially settled a lawsuit against the Greenville […]