The estate of a man killed after falling approximately 60 feet from an elevator he was working on has settled its claims for wrongful death and negligence, among others, for $20 million.   Attorneys for Lennox Hinckson said that the 65-year-old ...

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The estate of a woman who died after a thermal pest treatment was applied to her home has settled its wrongful death claim for $4.2 million.   Attorneys for the estate of 63-year-old Sharon Brockington said that in August 2018, a ...

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The estate of a woman who was killed in a high-speed car crash has agreed to settle its wrongful death suit against the woman’s husband for $6.55 million, its attorneys report.  Robert Phillips of McGowan Hood Felder & Phillips in ...

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The South Carolina Insurance Reserve Fund has agreed to pay $1.35 million to the estate of a mentally ill man who died in a segregation unit of the Florence County Detention Center, the attorneys for his estate report. The carrier ...

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  The parents of a man who was shot and killed at a “crime-infested” hotel have settled their wrongful death suit against the motel’s owner for $1.25 million, well above its insurance policy’s limits, their attorneys report.  Brian Mickelsen and ...

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  The estate of a woman killed during a shootout at a Timmonsville nightclub has settled its lawsuit for $1 million, her attorneys report.   Brian Mickelsen and Danny Dalton of Mount Pleasant report that in the early hours of Feb. ...

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  The widow of a truck driver who died when his truck exploded after he hit a disabled dump truck has confidentially settled a claim against the dump truck’s owner for $3.7 million, her attorney reports. Wes Kissenger of Harrison ...

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  The parents of a Lexington County high school football player who died after practicing in sweltering heat have settled a lawsuit with the Lexington County School District and the South Carolina High School League for $640,000. Lewis Simpkins, a ...

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The family of a man who was shot and killed while trying to detain a car thief on his property has settled a lawsuit against the homeowners’ association and property manager of his gated community for $1 million after they ...

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  The sister of a South Carolina Department of Corrections inmate who died of a head injury after he didn’t receive proper medical treatment for hallucinations has settled a lawsuit against the SCDC for $387,500, her attorney reports. Andrew Kunz ...

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