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Personal injury lawyers win ‘all-or-nothing’ case
A pair of Camden attorneys recently won millions in a personal injury case after rejecting a low ball settlement offer and overcoming a lack of medical evidence to prove the cause of their client’s life-altering disability. William S. Tetterton of the Tetterton Law Firm and co-counsel Vincent A. Sheheen, a partner at Savage, Royall & Sheheen, represented a father of two who began having d[...]
Tort/Negligence – Personal Injury – Auto Accident – Passenger – Driver’s Speeding – Proximate Cause
Black v. Cayia Plaintiff William Black was a passenger in the vehicle defendant Knox was driving when defendant Cayia admittedly failed to yield the right of way when she turned left into Knox’s lane, causing the two vehicles to collide. The evidence shows that, even if Knox were traveling 45 mph in a 35-mph zone, this was not a “but for” cause of the accident. We affirm summary [...]
Landlord/Tenant – Personal Injury – Townhouse Defect – Handrail – Notice – Other Handrail Failures
Salek v. Nirenblatt, Nirenblatt & Hoffman The plaintiff-tenant showed that there had been some problems with handrails in other townhomes at his complex, but he failed to show that there were enough such problems to give the defendant-landlord notice of a problem with the handrail in plaintiff’s townhome. We affirm summary judgment for the landlord.
Baltimore lawyer conducts drive for new clients
When it comes to marketing, Steven H. Heisler can say he's literally gone the extra mile. A parking pad behind Heisler's eponymous downtown Baltimore office is the resting place of what has been dubbed "The Injury Lawmobile," an SUV covered in a giant advertisement for his law firm. "It's a mobile billboard," he said.
Personal Injury – Expert Witness – Telephone Deposition – Travel Expenses
James v. S.C. Dept. of Transportation Where the SCDOT failed to seek a court order when an expert witness did not agree to a telephonic deposition, the Circuit Court improperly considered the expert's refusal as the sole basis for denying a reasonable sum for his travel time and expenses. We reverse and remand.
Tort/Negligence – Personal Injury – Civil Practice – Discovery – Confidentiality – In Camera Review – Foster Children
N.G. ex rel. Gaymon v. South Carolina Department of Social Services Even though S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-1990 generally prohibits disclosure of documents falling within its scope, it does allow disclosure to "parties to a court proceeding in which information in the records is legally relevant and necessary for the determination of an issue before the court, if before the disclosure the jud[...]
Tort/Negligence – Personal Injury – Tractor-Trailer Collision – Passenger’s Exit – Slip & Fall
Wright v. Prieto (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-013-11, 8 pp.) (Cameron McGowan Currie, J.) D.S.C. Holding: It is for the jury to decide whether it was foreseeable that, after defendant’s tractor-trailer collided with plaintiff’s, plaintiff would hurriedly exit his tractor-trailer, and slip and fall while doing so. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is denied.
$4.4 million verdict over power line that stayed live after crash
An Upstate teen who emerged unhurt from a single-vehicle wreck only to suffer electrocution when he touched a downed power line has won a $4.4 million verdict against Duke Power Co. in a negligence suit. A Greenville County jury awarded actual damages to plaintiff Xavier Massey on March 11 in Massey v. Duke Power Co., civil action No. 2009-CP-23-7220. Judge Robin Stilwell pre-sided in the Greenvil[...]
$1.65M pretrial settlement reached in Wadmalaw Island wreck
A Lowcountry man who suffered severe injuries to his left arm in a 2009 auto collision has settled for $1.65 million in mediation over alleged reckless driving - and he did it without ever filing a complaint. In pre-litigation negotiations, lawyers for plaintiff James Fallon worked out the details of the settlement almost two years after Fallon was in a wreck on Wadmalaw Island in Charleston Count[...]
Tort/Negligence – Truck Collision – Personal Injury – Damages
Curtis v. Blake. Although the jury awarded plaintiff 100 times more in damages than he incurred in medical expenses, the verdict was supported by evidence of other damages -- lost wages, pain, and an inability to . . .
Tort/Negligence – Personal Injury – Premises Liability – Store Aisle – Protruding Box
Virgilio v. PetSmart, Inc. According to plaintiff, he tripped on a box that was protruding into the defendant-store's aisle from underneath a table. Both the table and the protruding box were covered by a . . .
Plaintiff who lost hand in farm accident settles for $650,000
A Marion County man who suffered the loss of his hand while using a mechanical corn picker has settled a products liability lawsuit for $650,000. Nathan Hughey of Mount Pleasant said his client, Donnie Larrimore, agreed to the settlement on Jan. 4, more than four years after the September 2006 accident.
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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