South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Mar 24, 2016

Hospital slip and fall leads to $2.5M verdict

A doctor making his rounds in 2011 who took a spill after stepping in a puddle by a nurses’ station won a $2.5 million verdict in September, his attorneys reported […]

Jan 22, 2016

Tort/Negligence – Slip & Fall – Hotel Balcony – Slimy Mold

White v. Renaissance Hotel Management Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-016-16, 11 pp.) (David Norton, J.) 2:14-cv-02866; D.S.C. Holding: Where (1) plaintiffs specifically requested a room with a balcony, (2) plaintiff […]

Jan 12, 2016

Tort/Negligence – Slip & Fall – Civil Practice – Federal Jurisdiction – Incomplete Diversity – Store Manager

Griggs v. Dollar General Corp. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-004-16, 12 pp.) (R. Bryan Harwell, J.) 4:15-cv-04600; D.S.C. Holding: A store manager can be held personally and jointly liable with the […]

Aug 24, 2015

Tort/Negligence – Slip & Fall – Post Office – Rain Shower – Notice

Taylor v. United States (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-143-15, 8 pp.) (J. Michelle Childs, J.) 1:13-cv-03144; D.S.C. Holding: Although plaintiff testified that it was no longer raining when he went to […]

Jan 8, 2015

$4 million verdict in slip-and-fall suit

A jury has awarded more than $4 million to a man who fell in a dimly lit parking garage in downtown Charleston.

Oct 22, 2014

Judge rains on slip-and-fall plaintiff’s parade

The fact that a defendant’s employee told a plaintiff that the floor where she slipped and fell was “always wet” on rainy days wasn’t enough for a federal judge to […]

Oct 14, 2014

Tort/Negligence — Slip & Fall – Premises Liability – Constructive Notice – Insufficient Evidence – Obvious Hazard – Wet Floor

Lucas v. Sysco Columbia LLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-202-14, 10 pp.) (Joseph Anderson Jr., J.) 3:13-cv-02883; D.S.C. Holding: The court rejects plaintiff’s argument that the regular recurrence of a condition […]