G&P Trucking Co. v. Zurich American Insurance Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-148-15, 12 pp.) (Margaret Seymour, S.J.) 3:14-cv-00501; D.S.C. Holding: The bill of lading in question left the “Place of Delivery” blank; however, the parties’ evidence convinces the court that ...

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MYRTLE BEACH (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that lawyers who make mistakes in drafting wills resulting in people being deprived of inheritances can now be held accountable. The justices ruled this week that beneficiaries in estate ...

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Precision Walls, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Fire insurance Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-084-14, 8 pp.) (Paul Short Jr., J.) Appealed from Greenville County Circuit Court (Letitia Verdin, J.) S.C. App. Holding: The “your work” exclusion in a commercial general liability ...

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Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. v. JCW Holdings, LLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-134-14, 16 pp.) (R. Bryan Harwell, J.) 4:12-cv-03271; D.S.C. Holding: Even though the same person owns both the defendant-landlord and a tenant-fitness center in the landlord’s strip mall, ...

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Companies that engage in deceptive internet advertising practices—and their high-level executives—can be ordered to pay monetary damages to the Federal Trade Commission, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. The decision puts the 4th Circuit in line with ...

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Bunn v. Oldendorff Carriers GmbH Co. KG Although ice onboard a carrier ship scheduled to be loaded with coal on a winter night may have been an open and obvious hazard, the ship’s chief officer undertook to have the path cleared to allow the loading, and a longshoreman who slipped on the ice and was injured can collect benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, the 4th Circuit says.

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Stuart v. Springs Industries Defendant donated a forklift to the city for which plaintiff worked, and plaintiff’s own evidence shows that the forklift was originally sold with a RollOver Protection System (ROPS) and without a seatbelt. Furthermore, the forklift was originally sold to an entity other than defendant in 1966 when seatbelts were not available.

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Nearly two years have passed since the South Carolina Supreme Court adopted a new test to gauge the liability of business owners and landlords when someone is hurt on their property. It now appears that a local federal court has put the test to use for the first time.

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Moving is never fun. The hassle of boxes, contacting credit card companies, re-registering cars, and changing addresses. But for Brian Simons, moving from Columbia to Hopkins, was not just bothersome, it landed him in jail for a night, too.

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State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Howard Even though the defendant-septic contractor’s commercial general liability policy covers “loss of use”, since the defendant-homeowners’ property was restored by the replacement of the defective septic tank, their loss of use claim is barred by the policy’s “impaired property” exclusion.

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