Tort/Negligence – Motor Vehicle Accident – Stop Sign – Obscured View –...
Miller v. FerrellGas, L.P. (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-052-11, 3 pp.) (John W. Kittredge, J.) Appealed from Beaufort County Circuit Court. (R. Markley Dennis Jr., J.) On writ of certiorari to the Court of...
View Article‘Tyger River’ key element in $2.2M ATV settlement
By FRED HORLBECK, Senior Staff Writer fred.horlbeck@sc.lawyersweekly.com A man whose leg had to be amputated from the knee down after an ATV rollover has settled an out-of-court negligence claim...
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Dram shop claim overcomes 7-figure setoff for settlement
By FRED HORLBECK, Senior Staff Writer fred.horlbeck@sc.lawyersweekly.com A man who claimed a Sumter restaurant served wine to an intoxicated customer has settled a wrongful death suit for $3 million,...
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Fairchild v. South Carolina Department of Transportation (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-033-12, 12 pp.) (Donald W. Beatty, J.) Appealed from Colleton County Circuit Court. (Perry M. Buckner, J.) On writ of...
View ArticleShould I stay or should I turn now?
When two drivers with different ideas about who has the right of way meet at an intersection, trouble often follows – much like when opposing interpretations of the law collide in court, as evidenced...
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Plaintiff contributes to crash, gets $1.2M verdict
On Sept. 7, a jury awarded $2.5 million to a 63-year-old retired Army veteran who suffered several injuries in a three-car crash, the woman’s attorneys report. Smith According to one of her lawyers,...
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Student survives head-on collision, settles for $1.35M
Yarborough A 23-year-old art and design student who suffered multiple traumatic injuries when an alleged intoxicated driver crashed head-on into her vehicle has settled her lawsuit for $1.35 million,...
View ArticleTort/Negligence – Motor Vehicle Accident – Stop Sign – Obscured View –...
Miller v. FerrellGas, L.P. (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-052-11, 3 pp.) (John W. Kittredge, J.) Appealed from Beaufort County Circuit Court. (R. Markley Dennis Jr., J.) On writ of certiorari to the Court of...
View Article‘Tyger River’ key element in $2.2M ATV settlement
By FRED HORLBECK, Senior Staff Writer fred.horlbeck@sc.lawyersweekly.com A man whose leg had to be amputated from the knee down after an ATV rollover has settled an out-of-court negligence claim...
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Dram shop claim overcomes 7-figure setoff for settlement
By FRED HORLBECK, Senior Staff Writer fred.horlbeck@sc.lawyersweekly.com A man who claimed a Sumter restaurant served wine to an intoxicated customer has settled a wrongful death suit for $3 million,...
View ArticleTort/Negligence – Personal Injury – Motor Vehicle Accident – Rule 35 —...
Fairchild v. South Carolina Department of Transportation (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-033-12, 12 pp.) (Donald W. Beatty, J.) Appealed from Colleton County Circuit Court. (Perry M. Buckner, J.) On writ of...
View ArticleShould I stay or should I turn now?
When two drivers with different ideas about who has the right of way meet at an intersection, trouble often follows – much like when opposing interpretations of the law collide in court, as evidenced...
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Plaintiff contributes to crash, gets $1.2M verdict
On Sept. 7, a jury awarded $2.5 million to a 63-year-old retired Army veteran who suffered several injuries in a three-car crash, the woman’s attorneys report. Smith According to one of her lawyers,...
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Student survives head-on collision, settles for $1.35M
Yarborough A 23-year-old art and design student who suffered multiple traumatic injuries when an alleged intoxicated driver crashed head-on into her vehicle has settled her lawsuit for $1.35 million,...
View ArticleEmpty tour bus driver killed after hitting truck on I-20
GRANITEVILLE (AP) Authorities say the driver of an empty tour bus has died after rear-ending a flatbed truck carrying a tank in stopped traffic on a South Carolina interstate. Aiken County Coroner Tim...
View ArticleTorts/Negligence – Motor Vehicle Accident – Denial of Coverage – Standing for...
Plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle involved in an accident with a tractor-trailer. The trailer operator was hired by another company, who was insured by defendant. Plaintiff sought a declaration...
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Wreck bystander hit by car settles suit for $1.2M
A pedestrian who was severely injured after he was hit by a vehicle when he got out of his car to check the status of a wreck has settled a lawsuit against the at-fault driver for $1.2 million, his...
View Article$4M settlement for catastrophic injuries from motorcycle crash
A man who suffered catastrophic injuries when he was hit by a car while riding his motorcycle in Lancaster County has negotiated a $4 million pre-suit confidential settlement, the victim’s attorney...
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Jury awards $1.1M for injuries in head-on crash
An Oconee County jury has returned a $1.1 million verdict in favor of a woman who was injured in a head-on car collision. Hodge Charles Hodge and Ryan Langley of Hodge & Langley Law Firm in...
View ArticleSoddy crash results in $6.05M settlement
A man who suffered a severe brain injury after a pallet of grass sod fell off a trailer and caused a multi-car crash has confidentially settled a lawsuit for $6.05 million, his attorney reports. In...
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