South Carolina High Court Clarifies Uninsured Motorists, Liquor Liability Laws March 30, 2023 The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday handed down three opinions that resolve two questions about insurance law. One decision...
SC Supreme: Exclusive Remedy Bars UI Benefits for Crash in Co-Worker’s Car January 13, 2023 By Jim Sams If Stephany Connelly had not been working, she may have been entitled to collect up to $350,000 in uninsured motorist...
S.C. Supreme: Ambiguous Policy Language Allows Auto Claimant to Stack Benefits November 3, 2022 By Jim Sams A woman who was injured in a crash while driving a rental car provided by an auto insurer may collect...
S.C. Joins 3 Other State Supreme Courts, Rules No Coverage for COVID-19 Shutdown August 11, 2022 By Jim Sams The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday became the fourth state high court in the nation to rule that the...
S.C. Supreme Ct. Reverses, Finds Insurers Owe Coverage for Pollution April 14, 2022 By Jim Sams The carriers that insured a Charleston fertilizer plant more than 30 years ago are liable for contamination at the site...
S.C. Supreme Rules Punitive Damage Cap Applies to $4.5M Jury Award January 28, 2022 By Jim Sams Carla Denise Garrison’s 8-year-old daughter picked up a used hypodermic needle from the parking lot outside a Target store and...
Stripper Shot on the Job Will Get New Workers’ Comp Hearing April 21, 2017 By MEG KINNARD The quibbling continues over how much a South Carolina stripper should be compensated after being shot while on the job,...
Public Policy Prevents Family Step-Down Clauses in South Carolina Auto Policies October 28, 2014 By Steven Plitt There is a wide divergence of authority regarding the enforceability of family member step -down clauses in automobile liability policies....