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Contract – Indemnity – Negligence Rule – Environmental – Real Property – CERCLA Clean Up – Certified Question
Ashley II of Charleston, L.L.C. v. PCS Nitrogen, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-079-14, 6 pp.) (John Kittredge, J.) On certification from the U.S. District Court for South Carolina. S.C. S. Ct. Holding: In the context of a CERCLA liability action brought by the new owner of real property against two previous owners, the company that […]
$500K settlement for pair injured in drunk driving crash
Bill Knight and his girlfriend Chris Nelsen were driving in Mount Pleasant earlier this year when an alleged drunk driver ran a red light at 45 mph, causing a crash that resulted in a $500,000 settlement.
Turkish mining company denies negligence
SOMA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish mining company defended its safety record Friday, four days after at least 284 people died in an underground blaze at its coal mine in western Turkey. A maximum of 18 miners remain missing and the final death toll will be around 300, the country’s energy minister said. The mining […]
Delayed use of defibrillator a factor in $950K settlement
The widow of a man who died after suffering a heart attack at a fitness center run by the City of Aiken has settled claims against the city and its safety training contractor for $950,000. Navia Wilhelm alleged that improper training on the use of a defibrillator kept her husband from receiving care that would […]
Family of DUI victim suing 2 SC bars
The family of a South Carolina girl killed by a drunken driver filed a lawsuit on Friday saying that two bars negligently over-served a man who drunkenly plowed his car into their minivan.
Sheriff’s office pays $400K to settle high-speed chase suit
The Anderson County Sherriff’s Office has agreed to pay $400,000 to a family that was injured during a high-speed chase.
Unanswered emergency call costs nursing home $850K
The estate of a woman who bled to death in the night at an assisted living facility earlier this summer reached a settlement worth $850,000 on claims of negligence and wrongful death.
Mothers of lake crash victims sue boat operators
The mothers of two men killed in a boating crash on Lake Murray three years ago are suing.
Teen sues dead driver’s dad over car crash
A teen injured a 2011 car crash that killed the driver has sued the driver's father seeking payment for medical bills and punitive damages.
Banks & Banking – Real Property – Mortgages – Verification of Deposit – Tort/Negligence – Duty
Midland Mortgage Corp. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Even though the defendant-bank provided a false verification of deposit (VOD) when the plaintiff-lender requested the VOD in the context of a mortgage closing, plaintiff has not shown that defendant owed it a duty of care under the banking circumstances of this case.
Tort/Negligence – No FTCA Claim Based on Veteran Benefits
em>Veteran Benefits Butler v. U.S.Although a veteran’s widow won payments from the Veterans’ Administration under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 after her husband died from alleged medical negligence, she cannot advance the VA rating that won her benefits to pursue her claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act, and the 4th Circuit affirms dismissal of her claims for wrongful death and loss of consort[...]
Jury awards $126.6 million in failure-to-diagnose verdict
A New York woman who claims she sat unattended in a hospital for hours while medical personnel negligently failed to diagnose her heart attack has won a $126.6 million jury verdict.
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
- N.C. Bar Association embraces homophobia
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