Marion County has reached a $425,000 settlement with the family of a man who died of a heart attack after the EMS workers who responded to his 911 call turned around and left when no one answered their knocks on ...

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A teenager whose complaints that she was sexually assaulted by a school resource officer went unheeded has settled a lawsuit against the Richland County Sheriff’s Department and Richland County School District 2 for $900,000, her attorneys report. James Moore III ...

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  A pedestrian who was struck by a pickup truck while crossing a highway will have a chance to argue her case before a jury after the South Carolina Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that a jury could find the ...

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A man who suffered brain damage after he was hit by an SUV while on vacation in Charleston has confidentially settled a lawsuit against the at-fault driver for $3.5 million, the victims’ attorneys report. Kenneth Berger and Brad Lanford of ...

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  A construction worker who was severely injured after roof shingles fell on his head has reached a pre-lawsuit settlement against a construction company and its subcontractor for $4 million, his attorney reports, after having settled a worker’s compensation claim ...

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  A woman who was burned in a propane cloud explosion at work in 2016 has confidentially settled a negligent installation and maintenance lawsuit for $7.5 million, her attorneys report. Ryan Langley and Charles Hodge of Hodge & Langley Law ...

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  The son of a woman who died after a fall in a nursing home has confidentially settled a suit against the nursing home for $985,000 and a formal apology from the facility’s administrator, his attorneys report. Roy T. Willey ...

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A major pizza delivery corporation has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle a negligent hiring case after one of its delivery drivers had a seizure and rear-ended a 70-year-old man, the plaintiff’s attorneys have reported. The corporation’s name and ...

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A Charleston County jury has awarded nearly $6 million to a student athlete who alleged that he was rushed back into playing basketball after sustaining a concussion. After returning to the game within five weeks of being diagnosed with a ...

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  A Charleston-area woman is receiving more than $1 million after an incident on a sailboat left her with permanent brain injuries. Raven Ray alleged in her personal injury suit that a crew member invited her on board the boat ...

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