South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Aug 5, 2025

$1.5 million settlement; Rear-end crash with truck results in spinal injuries

Action: Motor vehicle negligence Injuries alleged: Cervical disc herniation, two levels requiring fusion surgery Case name: Withheld Case no.: Withheld Court: Withheld Judge: Withheld Amount: $1.5 million Date: May 27, […]

Jul 14, 2025

DuPont settles contamination claim for $27M

HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. — Chemical maker DuPont has agreed to a $27 million settlement to resolve a nearly decade-long lawsuit over the contamination of an upstate New York village’s water […]

May 13, 2025

Kids suffer facial fractures following rear end collision $600,000 settlement

Action: Motor vehicle accident Injuries alleged: Injuries to four family members Amount: $600,000 Date: Nov. 4, 2024 Attorneys: Sam Bass of Stewart Law Offices in Spartanburg and Skip Utsey of […]

May 13, 2025

Pandemic-era suit over rifle at Michigan Zoom meeting settles for $100K

A Michigan county has settled a lawsuit over an elected official who flashed a rifle during a COVID-19-era public meeting on Zoom. Patricia MacIntosh accused Ron Clous of trying to silence […]

Apr 14, 2025

$4 million settlement; Defendants’ intransigence ends three days before trial

Action: Settlement Date: Feb. 28, 2025 Date of incident: Sept. 9, 2020 Nature of claim: Motor vehicle collision Injuries alleged: Left comminuted, displaced femur fracture and right ankle dislocation, both […]

Apr 14, 2025

$1.5 million settlement; Children suffer lingering injury after ATV accident

Action: Settlement Date: March 10, 2025 Date of incident: June 18, 2023 Nature of claim: Vehicle collision Injuries alleged: Two minor children suffered facial lacerations, bruising, concussions, soft tissue injuries, […]

Apr 10, 2025

$2 million settlement; Package delivery van involved in I-26 rear-end crash

Action: Settlement Date: Jan. 26, 2025 Date of incident: Sept. 21, 2021 Nature of claim: Motor vehicle collision Injuries alleged: Rotator cuff injury and cervical disc displacement with fusion of […]

Apr 8, 2025

$10 million settlement; Documentation makes case for roller-coaster settlement

Action: Settlement Date: Nov. 11, 2024 Date of incident: July 23, 2021 Nature of claim: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Catastrophic spinal injury Amount: $10 million settlement Name of case: Withheld […]

Feb 28, 2025

Bill governing SC lawsuits split parties

COLUMBIA — The first big fight of the 2025 legislative session in South Carolina is splitting Republicans and Democrats as well as attorneys, businesses and insurers as the Senate looks […]

Feb 24, 2025

$10 million settlement; Inattentive truck driver causes deadly intersection crash

Action: Settlement Date: Oct. 11, 2024 Date of incident: April 3, 2023 Nature of claim: Vehicle collision leading to death Injuries alleged: Decedent killed by head injury on impact Amount: […]

Feb 5, 2025

Settlement creates $5 million fund for NWSL players after abuse scandal

The National Women’s Soccer League will establish a $5 million fund for players as part of a settlement that stemmed from allegations of emotional and sexual misconduct that rocked the […]

Jan 22, 2025

$3.6 million settlement; Aneurysm leaves plaintiff with lifelong complications

Action: Settlement Date of incident: Sept. 9, 2020 Settlement date: June 1, 2024 Nature of claim: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Catastrophic hemorrhagic stroke that resulted in severe brain damage, cognitive […]