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The Many Ways Cash App Can Take Your Money
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Dash Cam Evidence in Large Truck Accidents
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New developments in Johnson & Johnson talc based Baby Powder cases
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Without Evidence of Fornication or Illicit Relationship, South Carolina Woman Who Claimed to Be Deceased Worker’s Common Law Wife Might Qualify for Death Benefits
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South Carolina Court Rules That Unpaid Student Intern’s Average Weekly Wage Was Calculated Incorrectly by Workers’ Compensation Commission
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South Carolina Law Does Not Require Punitive Damages to be Apportioned Pro Rata Between Bodily Injury and Property Damage in Split Limits UIM Policy
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In Battle Between Workers’ Compensation Carriers, South Carolina Appeals Court Says First Carrier Is Responsible for Alleged Second Injury
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South Carolina Court of Appeals Finds that Father Who Contributed Nothing to Pre-Natal or Birthing Expenses Could Not Share in Child’s Wrongful Death Claim Proceeds
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Worker Not Entitled to Lump Sum Payout in South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Case
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Dispute Regarding Self-Insured Pool for Workers’ Compensation Liability Was at Least Partially Derivative Under South Carolina Law
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South Carolina Supreme Court Considers Insurance Guaranty Association’s Obligations Following Fatal Truck Accident
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South Carolina Appeals Court Agrees that Radio Communications Worker’s Fatal Heart Attack is Compensable for Purposes of Workers’ Compensation
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Federal Court in South Carolina Dismisses Truck Accident Litigant’s Declaratory Judgment Action for Lack of “Actual Controversy”
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Negligence Case Against Insurance Agent Dismissed on Summary Judgment, South Carolina Court of Appeals Affirms
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South Carolina Court Says Seller in Product Liability Claim Was Not Protected by Manufacturer’s Bankruptcy
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Dismissal of Workers’ Compensation Case Affirmed by South Carolina Court of Appeals
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South Carolina Court of Appeals Says Arcade Accident Was Covered Under Saloon’s Liability Insurance Policy, but Bad Faith Was Issue for Trier of Fact
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South Carolina Appellate Court Affirms Workers’ Compensation Commission’s Denial of Alleged Work-Related Asthma Claim
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Recent Recalls Could Affect South Carolina Consumers
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South Carolina Court of Appeals Affirms Denial of Permanent Total Disability in Workers’ Compensation Case
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South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission Did Not Make Appropriate Findings Necessary to Aid Court of Appeals in Determination of Issues, Thus Triggering Remand
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South Carolina Court Affirms $300,000 Jury Verdict in Car Accident Case Against Sheriff’s Department
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South Carolina Court Affirms Dismissal of Negligence Claim for Failure to State a Claim
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South Carolina Court of Appeals Allows Hospital to Claim Charitable Status in Premises Liability Lawsuit
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South Carolina Supreme Court Remands 10-Year Old Workers’ Compensation Case to Commission’s Appellate Panel for a Final and Appealable Order
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South Carolina Court Rules that Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, and Civil Rights Violation Were Single Occurrence Under Liability Insurance Policy
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South Carolina Court Holds that Agreement to Arbitrate Nursing Home Negligence Claims Was Unenforceable
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South Carolina Court of Appeals Holds that Negligent Party is Not Entitled to Setoff for Amount Paid by Second Tortfeasor
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South Carolina Court of Appeals Finds that Exclusion for Injuries Suffered During Flight from Police or Commission of Felony Was Enforceable in Auto Accident Case
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South Carolina Court of Appeals Dismisses Negligence Case Against Sheriff’s Office
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South Carolina Appellate Court Rejects Nursing Facility’s Attempt to Force Deceased Patient’s Estate into Arbitration
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Federal Court Refuses to Remand Product Liability Case to State Court, Despite Plaintiff’s Stipulation of Damages Less Than $75,000
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South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Should Have Recused Herself Following Threat of Criminal Proceedings Against Former Highway Patrol Lance Corporal
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Patient’s Lawsuit Against Carrier Who Delivered Medication Two Weeks Late Was Preempted by Federal Law, According to South Carolina Court
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South Carolina Court Finds That Excluded Driver Endorsement on UIM Policy Meant No Coverage in Fatal Crash
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Federal Court Refuses to Send South Carolina Woman’s Slip and Fall Case Back to State Court Following Removal by Defendants
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South Carolina Court of Appeals Affirms Workers’ Compensation Tribunal’s Decision in Temporary Worker’s Case
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Federal Court in South Carolina Grants Summary Judgment to Grocery Store in Slip and Fall Case
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South Carolina Appellate Court Holds That Automobile Liability Insurer Owes No Coverage for Infant Child’s Death from Complications of Hypothermia After Being Left in Father’s Truck
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South Carolina Supreme Court Says that PIP Cannot Be Offset by Workers’ Compensation Benefits
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South Carolina Supreme Court Holds that Insurance Company Had No Duty to Offer UIM Coverage Despite Modifications to Motorcycle Accident Policy
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South Carolina Court of Appeals Says Workers’ Compensation Appellate Panel Should Have Made More Detailed Findings On Issue of Whether Alleged “Dependent” Was Entitled to Death Benefits
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South Carolina Court Holds that Bigamous “Husband” Could Not Share in Wrongful Death Settlement Proceeds
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South Carolina Supreme Court Says Notice Issue in a Workers’ Compensation Appeal Should Be Reviewed Under “Substantial Evidence” Standard
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Trial Court Should Have Reviewed Documents Related to Settling Defendant’s Agreement in Order to Determine Set Off, According to South Carolina Court of Appeals
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South Carolina Court of Appeals Affirms Denial of Motion to Compel Arbitration in Lawsuit by Representative of Deceased Rehabilitation Facility Patient
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South Carolina Supreme Court Revisits Wrongful Death Lawsuit Arising from Security Officer’s Pursuit of Shoplifting Suspect
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Appellate Court Rules that Disabled Man’s Negligence Claim Against South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Should Have Survived Summary Judgment
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Patient’s Claim Against Psychiatrist and Medical Center Was Not Barred by South Carolina Statute of Repose as a Matter of Law
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Federal District Court Dismisses Defendant in South Carolina Product Liability Case Due to Lack of Successor Liability
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South Carolina Supreme Court Denies Additional Workers’ Compensation for First Injury Due to Settlement of Second Injury to Same Body Part
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South Carolina Court Reversed Summary Judgment in Favor of UM Carrier, Holding Claimant Was Not Negligent in Failing to Identify Hit and Run Driver
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South Carolina Appellate Court Reviews Case Arising from Confidential Settlement Agreement Entered in 2002
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South Carolina Court Holds that PIP Benefits May Be Reduced by Amount Paid for Insured’s Medical Expenses by Workers’ Compensation Carrier
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Jury Verdict in Favor of Man Who Tripped in Parking Lot Set Aside by South Carolina Court of Appeals, Case Remanded for New Trial
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South Carolina Uninsured Employers Fund Held Liable for Work Injury Due to Employer’s Fraud to Workers’ Compensation Carrier
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Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Case Based on Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer Should Have Gone to the Jury, According to South Carolina Court of Appeals
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South Carolina Court of Appeals Holds that Employer Had Notice of Workers’ Compensation Claim After Employee Fainted After Challenging Physical Work
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South Carolina Court Appeals Court Dismisses Negligence/Outrage Claim Against Military College by Alleged Victim of Sexual Abuse
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Appellate Court Agrees With Workers’ Compensation Commission That South Carolina Man Was Employee, Not Independent Contractor
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South Carolina Appeals Court Affirms Judgment Against Employee in Workers’ Compensation Case
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South Carolina Supreme Court Says Mother Should Have Been Allowed to Amend Medical Malpractice Claim to Add Individual Claim for Child’s Medical Expenses
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Worker Was Entitled to Presumption of Total Disability, According to South Carolina Supreme Court
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South Carolina Supreme Court Answers Certified Questions in Federal Product Liability Case Arising from Gas Tank Fire
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South Carolina Supreme Court Refuses Non-Settling Defendants’ Attempt to Add Settling Party as a Third-Party Defendant in Car Crash Case
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Federal District Court in South Carolina Grants Summary Judgment in Favor of Store After Customer’s Slip and Fall
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Federal Court Certifies Questions of Law to South Carolina Supreme Court in Worker’s Third-Party Negligence Action: What, if Anything, Should the Jury Be Told About Companion Workers’ Compensation Claim?
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South Carolina Supreme Court Finds Reversible Error With Regard to Weekly Benefits Rate of Nightclub Employee
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South Carolina Appeals Court Finds That Woman’s Medical Malpractice Case is Barred by “the Law of the Case” Doctrine, Due to Previous Litigation
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Workers’ Compensation Claimant’s Ability to Work Was Not, Alone, Dispositive of Permanent and Total Disability Under South Carolina Law
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South Carolina Appeals Court Rejects Finance Company’s Attempt to Force Arbitration in Negligence Case
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South Carolina Appeals Court Holds that No Sanctions Were Warranted Against Employer in Workers’ Compensation Case
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Federal District Court in South Carolina Denies Summary Judgment in Mesothelioma Case Filed by Former Navy Officer
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South Carolina Supreme Court Adopts “Divided Premises” Rule in Workers’ Compensation Case – Davaut v. University of South Carolina
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South Carolina Supreme Court Says Lower Tribunals Should Have Stuck to Issues Actually Raised by Employer in Workers’ Compensation Case – Hilton v. Flakeboard America Limited
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Tragedy Can Occur Quickly When Nursing Home Residents Are Not Properly Supervised
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South Carolina Court of Appeals Finds That Worker Was Not Entitled to Medical Benefits for Compensable Work Injury – Hartzell v. Palmetto Collision, LLC
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South Carolina Appeals Court Sides with Employer in Workers’ Compensation Case in Which Prior Injury Was an Issue – Turner v. SAIIA Construction
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Federal District Court in South Carolina Grants Summary Judgment to Defendants in WaveRunner Product Liability Lawsuit – Hickerson v. Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.
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South Carolina Appeals Court Finds That Woman Presented Evidence of Negligence After Fall on Outback Steakhouse Curb Ramp – Jackson v. OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC
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Federal Court in South Carolina Denies Summary Judgment on Interpretation of “Liquor Liability” Insurance Policy
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Saga Continues in Case Arising from South Carolina Malpractice Actions of Impostor “Doctor” – Agape Senior Primary Care, Inc. v. Evanston Insurance Company
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Reviewing the Statistics of Car Crashes in South Carolina
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South Carolina Court Rejects “First Diagnosis Rule” in Measuring Medical Malpractice Statute of Repose – Marshall v. Dodds
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Fast Food Restaurant Owner Granted Summary Judgment After Criminal Attack on South Carolina Drive-Through Customer – Easterling v. Burger King Corporation
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South Carolina Supreme Court Holds that Nursing Home Waived Right to Enforce Arbitration Agreement – Johnson v. Heritage Healthcare of Estill, LLC
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South Carolina Court Holds that Estate’s Entitlement to Worker’s Permanent Total Disability Benefits Was Not Dependent on Finding of Maximum Medical Improvement – McMahan v. S.C. Department of Education-Transportation
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Federal Court Denies South Carolina City’s Motion to Dismiss Civil Rights Case Following Construction Worker’s Death in Unboxed Trench – Estate of Myers v. City of Columbia
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South Carolina Court Interprets “Meeting or Overtaking” a School Bus in Car Accident Case – Singleton v. Cuthbert
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After Insurance Company’s Insolvency, the Association Managing Its South Carolina Claims Could Not Offset Amounts Recovered from Other Insurers – Buchanan v. S.C. Property and Casualty Insurance
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Federal Court in South Carolina Rules that Golf Cart Accident Was Not Covered Under Manufactured Home Insurance Policy – American Southern Home Insurance Company v. Goodale
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South Carolina Supreme Court Finds that Employee’s Testimony that He Gave Timely Notice of Injury Was Supported by Substantial Evidence – Hartzell v. Palmetto Collision
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Federal Court Rules on Admissibility of Expert Testimony in South Carolina Woman’s Bad Faith Case Against Insurer – Karnofsky v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
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Deceased Nursing Home Patient’s Estate Was Not Bound by Arbitration Agreement Signed by Patient’s Son – Thompson v. Pruitt Corporation
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South Carolina Federal Court Addresses Pre-Trial Evidentiary Issues in Negligence Lawsuit by Injured Worker – Quarterman v. Spirit Line Cruises, LLC
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Impostor’s Fraud Does Not Vitiate South Carolina Medical Malpractice Insurance Coverage for Facility or Innocent Co-Insureds – Evanston Insurance Company v. Agape Senior Primary Care, Inc.
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South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission Erred in Requiring Injured Worker to Establish Change of Condition by Objective Evidence – Russell v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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South Carolina Worker’s Family Was Not Entitled to Benefits for Deceased Worker’s Death Because No Exception to the Coming and Going Rule Applied – Wofford v. City of Spartanburg
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South Carolina Appellate Court Finds Statute of Limitations Had Not Run on Work-Related Back Injury Claim – Rhame v. Charleston County School District
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South Carolina’s Beverage Control Regulations: Restaurants And Bars Have Legal Responsibility For Drunk Drivers
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South Carolina Plant Employee Was “User” of Product for Sodium Bromate for Purposes of Strict Product Liability Analysis – Lawing v. Univar, USA, Inc.
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Thousands Of Innocent Bystanders Die In Police Chases
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Homeowner’s Negligence Suit Against Inspector Should Not Have Been Dismissed on Summary Judgment on Timeliness Issue – McAlhany v. Carter
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Johnson and Johnson Loses Another Risperdal Trial
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South Carolina Supreme Court Reinstates $900,000 Award of Damages Against Truck Manufacturer – Riley v. Ford Motor Company
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South Carolina Jury Should Have Been Instructed Concerning Lack of Presumption of Intoxication for .018% BAC in Train-Car Collision – Stephens v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
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South Carolina-Based Healthcare System Resolves False Claims Act Case with Feds After $237 Million Verdict
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South Carolina Court of Appeals Decertifies Would-Be Class Action Lawsuit Against Insurance Companies – Smith v. Progressive Halcyon Insurance Company
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South Carolina’s Statute of Limitations for Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Was Not Tolled, Despite Alleged Victim’s Mental Incapacity – Sims v. Amisub of South Carolina, Inc.
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$3 Million Verdict Against Unknown Trucker Affirmed by South Carolina Appellate Court – Tucker v. Doe
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South Carolina Landowners’ Class Action Suit for Property Devaluation Should Not Have Been Dismissed – Chestnut v. AVX Corporation
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$90,000 Jury Verdict in Favor of South Carolina Woman Whose Son Was Stillborn Affirmed on Appeal – Jamison v. Hilton
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$237,454,195 Award in South Carolina Whistleblower’s Suit Brought under the Federal False Claims Act Affirmed on Appeal – Drakeford v. Tuomey
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Plaintiffs in South Carolina Nursing Home Negligence Suit Entitled to Review of Trial Court’s Bifurcation of Corporate Defendants Prior to Trial – Morrow v. Fundamental Long-Term Care Holdings, LLC
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Allen Charge to Jury in South Carolina Motorcycle/Heavy Equipment Accident Was Not Coercive – Johnson v. Sam English Grading, Inc.
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Subcontractor’s Employee Who Was Killed While Returning to South Carolina After Making a Delivery Was a Statutory Employer of an Upstream Contractor – Collins v. Seko Charlotte
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South Carolina Worker’s Appeal Within 30 Days of Denial of Rehearing by Appellate Panel of the Workers’ Compensation Commission Was Timely – Rhame v. Charleston County School District
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Workers’ Compensation Under Attack By Wal-Mart And Others
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Why Were Workers’ Compensation Laws Created?
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Rosekind promises action on issue involving truck speeds
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Choosing reckless driving can leave you liable in a crash
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Jury holds Chrysler liable for older car’s fatal design flaw
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Do you have lower back pain? It may be a work-related injury
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Medical device linked to deadly bacterium outbreak in hospitals
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Are South Carolina drivers among the nation’s worst?
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Has the government made working conditions for truckers unsafe?
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Being in a vehicle makes a big difference in an accident
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Are personal breath tests the answer to drunk-driving problem?
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What technology hazards could put patients in danger in 2015?
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Why getting compensation for your child is key after a crash
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Ruling reverses decades-old medical malpractice limitation
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GHSA report shows bicycle accidents on the rise in the nation
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How do you know if you need a lawyer after a crash?
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Could artificial turf be presenting athletes with a cancer risk?
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Some doctors ignoring FDA warning about unsafe medical tool
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Infection outbreak at Greenville hospital may lead to litigation
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Determining if negligence contributed to a car accident
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5 jobsite dangers construction workers should know
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Trial for death of South Carolina mayor set for August
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Fatal accident also injures South Carolina police officer
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Hospital sued for negligence in treatment of former activist
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Three Dead from Infection at Greenville Health System
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How much car insurance do I need in South Carolina?
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3 injured in South Carolina plant explosion
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Woman sues radiology company over multiple cancer misdiagnoses
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Roads expected to be especially crowded this Memorial Day weekend
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GM IGNITION SWITCH CAUSES 31 CRASHES & 13 DEATHS
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Mill workers settle lawsuits after chemical explosion
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Son sues nursing home after mother subjected to male dancer
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Outpatient misdiagnoses more common than you might think
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Greenville distracted driving ordinance goes into effect April 1
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Studies: Doctor errors, not system flaws, cause most deaths
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GM Recalls 1.6 Million Cars for Ignition Switch Defect
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Blow the Whistle on Medicare or Medicaid Fraud
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Gaffney woman killed in hit and run near assisted living facility
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Mishandling of case may have resulted in loss of workers’ comp
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Merck Agrees to Pay $100 Million in NuvaRing Settlement
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Can a health care directive lead to accusations of neglect?
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Icy roads to blame for 817 car crashes reported to SCHP
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Amputations in the Workplace
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Witnesses may hold the key sometimes in workers’ comp claims
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Tire Defects
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Surgical glove found in patient two years later, lawsuit pending
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$2.5 Billion Defective Hip Replacement Settlement
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$6.5 million settlement reached in birth injury case
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Pradaxa lawsuits
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South Carolina teen dies in Black Friday crash
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Are there enough regulations to keep assisted living homes safe?
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