South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Aug 12, 2019

Victims hit head-on by drunk driver to split $850K settlement

Three people who were injured in a drunk driving crash will receive a total settlement of $850,000, including $650,000 from the bar that served the driver the night of […]

Aug 8, 2019

Jury awards $7.523M in drunk driving death

A Greenville County jury has awarded $7.523 million, including $5 million in punitive damages, to the family of a man who was killed by a drunk driver. Paul Landis […]

Jul 30, 2019

Sale of one beer to teen leads to $1.4M dram shop settlement

The owner of a convenience store that sold a single can of beer to a 19-year-old has agreed to pay a $1.4 million confidential settlement to the family of […]

May 30, 2019

Dram shop case settles for $1.235M

A pair of grandparents and a grandchild who were seriously injured after their car was hit by an allegedly drunk driver have settled a lawsuit against the Spartanburg restaurant […]

May 8, 2019

Dram shop lawsuit settled for $975K

A woman who was thrown from a vehicle being driven by her drunk friend while they were celebrating her birthday has settled a lawsuit against the restaurant that served […]

Feb 7, 2019

Dram shop suit against Columbia tavern settled for $3M

A man who suffered serious injuries after a drunk driver hit him head-on has settled a lawsuit against the driver and the bar that served him for $3 million, his […]

Dec 19, 2018

Dram shop suit settled for $1.85M after fatal crash

The family of a 24-year-old man who died after being hit by a drunk driver while riding his moped has confidentially settled a lawsuit against the driver and bar that […]

Sep 5, 2018

Family of man ejected from car settles dram shop case for $1.625M

The family of a man who died after being ejected from a vehicle being driven by a drunken driver has settled their dram shop claims against two Columbia bar […]

Feb 7, 2018

Surviving husband reaches $1.28M dram shop settlement

A husband who watched as his wife was struck head-on by a drunken driver and died in an ensuing fire has reached a $1.28 million settlement with the driver’s […]

Jul 12, 2017

Bar served with $2.6M Dram Shop default judgment

A judge in Richland County has ordered an Eastover bar to pay more than $2.6 million for over-serving a patron who caused a crash immediately after driving away from the […]

Apr 26, 2017

Dram shop case results in $1.05M settlement

An Easley restaurant agreed to pay a commercial truck driver $800,000 to settle claims it overserved alcohol to one of its customers, who ended up crashing her car into his […]

Apr 11, 2017

Undercover work prompts $1M Dram Shop settlement

Married investigators who have carved out a niche busting bars that serve patrons too much booze were instrumental in a $1 million settlement reached earlier this month with a Lexington […]