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$9 million settlement; worker suffers catastrophic injuries
$9 MILLION SETTLEMENT Truck driver suffers catastrophic injuries in workplace incident Action: Negligence Injuries alleged: Fractured skull, spine, ribs, femur, heel, and temporal bone, dislocated hip and lower leg, internal brain […]
Workers’ Compensation – Withdrawal of Deposit – Letter of Credit
The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission improperly drew down the letter of credit because the funds were not needed for the payment of any pending claims. We reversed the order […]
Workers’ Compensation – Disabling Occupational Disease – Comorbidities
The appellate panel erred in denying Appellant’s claim that he suffered a disabling occupational disease because its finding that he did not have an occupational disease is unsupported by the […]
Workers’ Compensation – Course of Employment – ‘Going and Coming’ Rule
Appellant was respondent’s employee for purposes of his assigned work. We reversed the order of the Appellate Panel, reinstated the order of the single commissioner, and remanded. Appellant was employed […]
SC court reverses ruling in worker’s occupational asthma case
The South Carolina Court of Appeals reversed a denial of a worker’s occupational asthma claim, ruling medical evidence supported his case and remanding for reconsideration.
Workers’ Compensation – Final Decision – Appealability
The Workers’ Compensation Commission’s order is neither a final decision nor is it the type of interlocutory order that has to be reviewed immediately to ensure adequate appellate review. We […]
Whistleblower’s family sues Boeing over his suicide
CHARLESTON — The family of a former Boeing quality control manager who police say killed himself after lawyers questioned him for days about his whistleblowing on alleged jumbo jet defects […]
Workers’ Compensation – Change of Condition Claim – Medical Opinions
The claimant proved that her physical condition has changed since her initial workers’ compensation award. We reversed the decision of the court of appeals and remanded to the South Carolina […]
4th Circuit: City breached settlement agreement
Where the city of Charlotte resolved an employment discrimination suit with a firefighter but it failed to treat the employee’s payment as pension-eligible wages, it breached the agreement. The payment […]
Workers’ Compensation – Benefits Arising from a Chemical Exposure – Medical Testimony
The Appellate Panel of South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission did not err in finding Claimant did not sustain a permanent injury by accident arising out of a hydrofluoric acid exposure. […]
Workers’ Compensation – Cooper Test – Americans with Disabilities Act
Employer failed to demonstrate that any false representation the employee made on his employment application was a “substantial factor” in making the decision to hire him. We affirmed the court […]
SCAJ unanimously elects Lynn as president
Sydney Lynn, a personal injury and workers' compensation lawyer with Joye Law Firm, has been unanimously elected to lead the South Carolina Association for Justice for the 2024-25 program year.
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