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Morocco v. Building Materials Corp. of America (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-006-13, 24 pp.) (J. Michelle Childs, J.) 8:11-cv-02785; D.S.C. Holding: Where plaintiff had alleged no actual injury to property...
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Fisherman injured in boat crash collects $735K
Sylvester Morton was fishing from his small jon boat in the Cooper River last winter when a 31-foot center-console Wellcraft mowed him down, resulting in a helicopter ride to the hospital and a lawsuit...
View ArticleCivil Rights – Deputy Wins $1.1M for Free Speech Violation
Durham v. Jones (Lawyers Weekly No. 13-01-1264, 28 pp.) (Davis, J.) No. 12-2303, Dec. 10, 2013; USDC at Baltimore, Md. (Nickerson, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit upholds a $1.1 million jury...
View ArticleJury awards $350K to woman injured while making left turn on red
A woman who was broadsided in a 2012 auto accident that caused her to suffer an injured shoulder and a subsequent seizure is entitled to collect $350,000 from the negligent driver, a Charleston County...
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Woman injured during pedicure settles case for $300K
In June 2014, plaintiff Annette Townsend went to the Village Nail Salon in Orangeburg for a pedicure. She left with a laceration that caused her to spend three days in the hospital and, according to...
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