South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

May 17, 2021

Man crushed by truck at work receives $2.2M

A man who was crushed by a truck during his first day on the job as a warehouse manager will collect over $2.2 million in settlements with multiple insurers, his […]

Apr 7, 2021

Housekeeper’s death arose from motel employment

The death of a motel housekeeper who was required to live at the motel and was murdered in an armed robbery was compensable under South Carolina’s Workers’ Compensation Act […]

Aug 11, 2020

Man injured while lifting scale settles workers’ comp suit for $3.2M

A hotel maintenance supervisor who became paraplegic after he lifted a laundry scale while at work has confidentially settled a workers’ compensation lawsuit against his employer’s insurance carrier for $3.2 […]

Apr 13, 2020

Family of man killed in wreck settles workers’ comp claim for $265K

The family of a real estate executive who was killed in a car wreck while checking on a housing development property has confidentially settled a worker’s compensation claim for […]

Mar 11, 2020

Girlfriend can’t collect workers’ comp death benefits

A woman whose on-again, off-again boyfriend died in an accident won’t be able to collect death benefits under the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act because she wasn’t reliant on him […]

Feb 20, 2020

New imaging technology crucial to $550K workers’ comp settlement

A man who suffered permanent brain damage in a workplace accident has reached a $550,000 confidential workers’ compensation settlement after using some advanced technology to challenge the evaluation made […]

Jan 21, 2020

Surgery complications drive $1.6M workers’ comp settlement

A Charleston man who suffered a stroke after undergoing surgery to repair a shoulder injury he suffered while on the job has received $1.6 million in a confidential workers’ […]

Apr 9, 2019

Justices blast workers’ comp commission for delays

After years of litigation over whether a woman is entitled to an extension of workers’ compensation benefits, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s Workers’ Compensation […]

Feb 26, 2019

Workers’ comp case nets $3.8M after pot evidence blunted

A South Carolina worker who was severely injured after crashing an employer-owned truck is fortunate he was at least one toke under line–he’s now settled his workers’ compensation suit […]

Sep 12, 2018

Labor & Employment – Retaliatory Discharge Claim – Workers’ Compensation – Lifting Restriction

Even though defendant terminated plaintiff’s employment after plaintiff filed a workers’ compensation action, plaintiff has shown no causal relationship between his termination and the filing of his claim 12 months […]

Sep 12, 2018

Govt. contractor’s icy fall settles for $1M

A government contractor who developed a chronic pain condition after a slip and fall has agreed to settle his workers’ compensation case for more than $1 million, according to his […]

Sep 6, 2018

Trusts & Estates – Derivative Action – Sufficient Demand – Workers’ Compensation – Mutual Fund

After the petitioner-members of the South Carolina Home Builders’ Self Insurance Fund learned of actions by the fund’s trustees that petitioners believed were in violation of the “Agreement and Declaration […]