Hinkle v. Continental Motors, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-180-17, 13 pp.) (Richard Mark Gergel, J.) 9:16-cv-03707; D.S.C. Holding: Plaintiffs were the pilot and passengers of an airplane that crashed, allegedly due to a defective part manufactured by defendant Kavlico Corp. ...

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Burke v. Republic Parking System, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-072-17, 7 pp.) (Paula Thomas, J.) S.C. App. Holding: The defendant-parking lot owner and the defendant-city shared an expert witness, but only the city named the expert in discovery; after plaintiff ...

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Benjamin v. Shaw (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-124-17, 9 pp.) (R. Bryan Harwell, J.) 4:15-cv-05110; D.S.C. Holding: Even though plaintiff has settled with the parties who employed the defendant-driver and who owned the truck involved in the accident that injured plaintiff, ...

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Companion Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Wood (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-024-17, 46 pp.) (Cameron McGowan Currie, S.J.) 3:14-cv-03719; D.S.C. Holding: In the parties’ insurance fronting arrangement, plaintiff may have relied more heavily on defendant Highpoint Risk Services, LLC, than ...

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Sims v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-208-16, 6 pp.) (J, Michelle Childs, J.) 5:16-cv-01025; D.S.C. Holding: The South Carolina plaintiff alleges that she was injured while unloading items from a delivery truck, and she states a valid ...

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DeLoach v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-205-16, 6 pp.) (J. Michelle Childs, J.) 1:16-cv-02377; D.S.C. Holding: Even though defendant Simmons – who, like plaintiff, is a South Carolina resident – was the one who placed plastic on the ...

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Gracious Living Corp. v. Colucci & Gallaher, PC (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-204-16, 15 pp.) (David Norton, J.) 2:16-cv-02364; D.S.C. Holding: The defendant New York law firm (1) filed a Michigan confession of judgment in favor of the Canadian plaintiff in ...

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Sherman Construction Co. v. NGM Insurance Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-178-16, 7 pp.) (Joseph Anderson Jr., J.) 3:15-cv-03189; D.S.C. Holding: There is a contractual relationship between the plaintiff-general contractor and defendant BlueScope Buildings of North America, Inc., a sub-subcontractor; however, ...

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Carolina Cargo, Inc. of Rock Hill v. Transportation Personnel Services, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-167-16, 10 pp.) (J. Michelle Childs, J.) 0:15-cv-04629; D.S.C. Holding: Even though the licensing statutes in question do not provide for a private right of action, ...

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Green v. Bradley Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-129-16, 9 pp.) (J. Michelle Childs, J.) 3:14-cv-02581; D.S.C. Holding: Even though “possession of the type of desks in question was transferred from” original defendant Herman Miller, Inc., to the current defendant, since ...

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