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Head-on collision result of dump truck’s failed brakes
Action: Premises liability Injuries alleged: Broken left hip, left arm and right leg Amount: $1,225,000 Date: April 18, 2023 Attorneys: Kenneth Berger and Brad Lanford of the Law Office of Kenneth Berger, Columbia (for the plaintiff) On Aug. 29, 2022, Ard’s Trucking Service employee Eddie Barber crossed the centerline in a loaded dump truck and […]
Couple awarded $6M after suffering injuries from faulty deck
A couple was awarded $6 million from a verdict after suffering injuries as the result of a collapsed stairwell on a deck. On March 18, 2017, a husband and wife in their 60s was walking up the stairs to their back deck when the entire stairwell collapsed under them. The plaintiffs were tenants of a […]
COSTCO injuries lead to $1M settlement
Jurors have ruled that a wholesale club was partially responsible for a million dollars in damages suffered by a Greenville County woman hurt by another customer’s cart because the shopping conveyance was stacked too high. The matter was later settled. Attorney Cameron “Bozzie” Boggs of Boggs Law Firm said that his client Frieda Elledge was […]
Jury awards $10M to woman injured in Walmart
A Florence County jury has awarded $10 million in damages to a woman who lost most of her leg after stepping on a rusty nail while shopping at Walmart. Roy Willey IV, Lane Jeffries, and Eric Poulin of Anastopoulo Law Firm in Charleston represented April Jones, who lost her limb through a series of amputations performed in an effort […]
Roof worker who fell through skylight settles claims for $8.5M
A roofer who was severely injured after he stepped on fragile skylight glass and fell 25 feet has settled a claim against the building’s owner for $6 million and settled a worker’s compensation claim for $2.5 million, his attorneys report. Jason Reynolds and Stephen Samuels of Samuels Reynolds Law Firm in Columbia and Bret Salley […]
Electrocuted worker settles premises liability claim for $2.5M
A cable wire installer who was electrocuted while working on a demolition and renovation project has settled a lawsuit against the project’s developers, construction, and electrical companies for $2.5 million, his attorneys report. Matthew Altamura of Garrett, Walker, Aycoth & Altamura in Asheboro, North Carolina and Bill Padget and Carl Hiller–now with HHP Law […]
Woman who fractured leg at beach condo settles suit for $910K
A woman who fractured her leg after she tripped on a crack in a parking lot while arriving at the condominium her family was renting to celebrate her 81st birthday has confidentially settled a lawsuit against the building’s owner for $910,000, her attorney reports. Trip Riesen of Riesen DuRant in Mount Pleasant said that when […]
Tort/Negligence – Premises Liability – Retail Store – Falling Rod – Actual or Constructive Notice
Although plaintiff alleges that she was injured while she was standing in the check-out line at defendant’s store when an “extender arm” (a rod which attaches to clothing racks in order to hang clothing) fell off a counter and struck her foot. However, plaintiff has not presented any evidence (1) that defendant put the rod […]
Faulty railing leads to fall, $3.47M settlement
A 48-year-old man who suffered numerous fractures when he fell through railing while working at a manufacturing plant has settled his premises liability suit for $3.47 million, his attorney reports. Many of the details of the case were withheld pursuant to a confidentiality agreement. According to the man’s attorney, David Yarborough Jr. of Yarborough Applegate […]
Tort/Negligence — Premises Liability – Landlord/Tenant – Apartment Complex – No Duty
Wright v. PRG Real Estate Management, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-063-15, 20 pp.) (John Few, C.J.) (John Lockemy, J., concurring in part & dissenting in part) Appealed from Richland County Circuit Court (W. Jeffrey Young, J.) S.C. App. Holding: An apartment complex landlord had a “courtesy officer” program, with foot patrols of only two hours […]
Victim of Rock Hill shooting can sue Cash on the Spot, court holds
A woman who was shot twice while trying to collect money at the Cash on the Spot in Rock Hill will be able to sue the company’s owners for negligence after the South Carolina Supreme Court voted to retroactively apply a rule for premises liability that the court announced in 2011. Ida Lord was shot […]
Tort/Negligence – Premises Liability – Voluntary Undertaking – Hospital Security – Assault in Parking Lot
Hammond v. AlliedBarton Security Services, LLC A security firm’s voluntary undertaking to provide security at a hospital is limited to those actions delineated in the firm’s contract with the hospital. The security firm’s motion for summary judgment is granted.
Business Law
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- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
- 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
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