South Carolina Breach of Contract Law
<h2> <center> Clear Touch Interactive, Inc. v. The Ockers Company, et al. M.h2> </center>
Greenville, South Carolina commercial litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract dispute. In state court, the Ockers Company (“Ockers”) sued Clear Touch Interactive, Inc.(“Clear Touch”) for breach of contract. The parties settled that case and agreed to dismiss all possible counterclaims that could have been brought in that litigation. But just weeks later, Clea... More...
$ (04-01-2026 - SC)Jennifer L. Beckett v. United States of America
Charleston, South Carolina, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a medical malpractice claim.<br> <br> Jennifer Beckett-Lynn ("Beckett-Lynnâ€) and her now deceased husband, Keith Lynn ("Lynnâ€), brought a civil action pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b)(1), 2671, alleging that substandard medical care provided to Lynn at the Veterans Affairs... More...
$0 (10-03-2025 - SC)John's Bay POA, Inc. v. Steadfast Insurance Company
Florence, South Carolina, insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> ... More...
$1 (09-12-2025 - SC)Owners Insurance Company v. Jeffrey Edward Walsh
Florence, South Carolina insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an uninsured motorist claim.<br> <br> Edward Joseph Walsh, III was riding his lawn mower when he was struck and killed by an underinsured motorist. Walsh had underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage on two personal automobiles insured by Owners Insurance Company. After Owners paid benefits equal to the UIM coverage limits for a... More...
$0 (04-23-2025 - SC)The Estate of Richard Walter Meier v. May J. Burnsed
Beaufort, South Carolina civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a life insurance proceeds dispute.<br> <br> Decedent and Burnsed married on July 19, 1997. Transamerica Premier Life Insurance Company, Inc. issued a $250,000 life insurance policy (the Policy) to Decedent on June 16, 1998. Decedent named Burnsed as the primary beneficiary and his brother, Richard Walter Meier (Brother), ... More...
$0 (03-05-2025 - SC)Samuel T. Whatley, II v. T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Charleston, South Carolina pro se Plaintiff sued on a breach of contract theory.<br> <br> Plaintiff alleged that an employee of Defendant "unlawfully transferred [his] phone number to another device†in April of 2022 while he was at a T-Mobile store located in Traveler's Rest, South Carolina. Plaintiff claimed that "[i]t later resulted in compromising [his] entire bank account and funds were... More...
$0 (12-26-2024 - SC)Winston Tyler Hecely v. Fluor Corporation, et al.
<h2><br> Columbia, South Carolina personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on negligence theories.<br> </h2><br> The plaintiff, Specialist Winston Tyler Hencely, is a former soldier in the U.S. Army. In 2016, Hencely was stationed at Bagram Airfield, formerly the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan, as part of Operation Freedom's Sentinel.<br> The defendant, Fluor Corporatio... More...
$0 (11-12-2024 - SC)Brian Daniel v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
<h2><br> Columbia, South Carolina Electonic Fund Transfer Act violation consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> In the spring of 2007, Plaintiffs Paul Daniel and Margie Daniel refinanced their home located at 7821 Killdeer Way, Elk Grove, California, and entered into an Option Adjustable Rate Mortgage ("ARM") with World Savings Bank, which later became Wells Fargo Bank, N... More...
$1 (10-11-2024 - SC)Jessica Bennett and Thuy N. Gasser v. ACS Primary Case Physicians-Southeast, P.C.
</h2><br> Conway, South Carolina insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs.<br> <h2><br> <br> <br> According to Jessica Bennett's Class Action Complaint, on December 16, 2018, Provider's medical professionals treated Bennett in the emergency room at Mary Black Memorial Hospital in Spartanburg for injuries Bennett suffered in a car accident. Bennett was covered under a health insurance polic... More...
$0 (09-18-2024 - SC)Jo Ann Blackwell, et al. v. Mary Black Health System, LLC, et al.
<h2><br> Spartanburg, South Carolina health insurance lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> In this case, Insureds received medical treatment at Mary Black for injuries they sustained in automobile accidents. Insureds allege Providers sought payment for their services by submitting medical bills to Insureds and asserting liens against their third-party automobile accident claim... More...
$0 (09-18-2024 - SC)Doretha Brown v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company </center
<h2><br> Greenville, South Carolina insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> </h2>... More...
$1 (07-23-2024 - SC)John Wayne Grimes, et al. v. Davenport Trucking LLC, et al </ce.nter>
Spartanburg, South Carolina personal injury car truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on auto negligence theories.<br> <br> To prevail in an action for negligence, the plaintiff must prove the following three elements: a duty of care owed by defendant to plaintiff; defendant's breach of that duty by a negligent act or omission; and. damages to plaintiff proximately resulting from t... More...
$1 (04-11-2024 - SC)Michael Martin and Cynthia Martin v. Heritage Property and Casualty Insurance Company
Charleston, South Carolina insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> <br> South Carolina courts have held that coverage is a prerequisite to a claim for bad faith refusal to pay. Also, more broadly, courts have noted that one element of a bad faith claim is a refusal to pay benefits due. While the South Carolina Suprem... More...
$0 (02-28-2024 - SC)Delois Squirewell v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Columbia, South Carolina insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Court of Common Pleas Richland County, 2023-CP-40-02629, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.<br> <br> <br> South Carolina allows "Bad Faith†lawsuits involving first party insurance claims. "Bad faith†cl... More...
$1 (02-20-2024 - SC)Christopher S. Rohlfs v. Progressive Direct Insurance Co.
Rock Hill, South Carolina insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the York County Court of Common Pleas, 2023-CP-46-03184, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.<br> <br> SECTION 38-59-10. Proof of loss forms required to be furnished.<br> <br> When an insurer under an insurance policy re... More...
$1 (03-04-2024 - SC)Joe Patterson v. We Are Sharing Hop, S.C., et al.
Charleston, South Carolina personal injury slip and fall lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a premises liability negligence theory.<br> <br> South Carolina premises liability law governs who is responsible for injuries that occur on someone else's property. Here's a breakdown of the key aspects:<br> <br> Duty of care: Property owners and occupiers owe a duty of care to keep... More...
$1 (01-12-2024 - SC)Crystal L. Wickersham v. Ford Motor Company
Beaufort, South Carolina personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on product liability and wrongful death theories.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Beaufort County Court of Common Pleas, 2013-CP-07-00781, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.<br> <br> <br> Decedent John Harley Wickersham, Jr. ("Wickershamâ€) was a pharmacist with a history of ... More...
$1 (08-08-2022 - SC)Felicia Carroll v. New York Life Insurance Company
Aiken, South Carolina insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a breach of contract theory.<br> ... More...
$0 (06-02-2023 - SC)<H2> Sheila Webb v. Leon Lott, et al. </H2>
Columbia, South Carolina prisoner civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/southcarolina/news/columbia/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Columbia</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> </center><br> <br> This matter ... More...
$0 (01-17-2023 - SC)<H2> Elliott Anthony Worix v. The Great American Insurance Company </H2>
Charleston, South Carolina insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a breach of contract theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Court of Common Pleas, Charleston, South Carolina, case number CP-10-01654, and was removed to federal court by Defendant.<br> <br> The Four Elements of a Breach of Contract Claim<br> <br> There was a valid contract;<br> Plaintiff has... More...
$0 (10-26-2022 - SC)Loretta Gilbert v. The United States of America
Florence, South Carolina personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant United States of America on a Government Tort Claims Act theory.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiff Loretta Gilbert, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Anthony Lamont Johnson and on behalf of the wrongful death beneficiaries, for medical malpractice against The United States of America. The Plaintiff filed ... More...
$0 (05-23-2022 - SC)Sara Katherine Waldrop Ridgeway v. Ralph Riggie Ridgeway
Pickens, South Carolina family law lawyer represented Petitioner seeking a divorce from Respondent.<br> <br> <br> The parties attended high school together in Greenville and began dating when Wife was sixteen years old and Husband was seventeen. By the time Husband was a high school senior, the couple dated exclusively. Following graduation, Husband attended Mars Hill College in North Carolina.<br... More...
$0 (03-16-2022 - SC)Stoneledge at Lake Keowee Owners Association, Inc. v. Cincinnati Insurance
Anderson/Greenwood, South Carolina personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff, which sued Defendants on breach of insurance contract theories claiming to have suffered damages as a direct result of defective products.... More...
$0 (09-28-2018 - SC)Jeffrey Schmalfeldt v. Foremost Insurance Company
Florence, South Carolina insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a breach of insurance contract theory claiming damages in excess of $75,000 as a direct result of the failure of the Defendant to pay Plaintiff's claim.<br> <br> This case was initially filed in the Horry County Court of Common Pleas, 2021-CP-26-0281811/08/2021 18 ORDER DISMISSING CASE without costs and with... More...
$0 (11-08-2021 - SC)Tarryl Canzater and Canzater Auto Transport, LLC v. Progressive Northern Insurance Company and Stephanie Morgan
Columbia, South Carolina insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a breach of insurance contract theory claiming damages in excess of $75,000 as a direct result of the failure of the Defendant to pay Plaintiff's claim.<br> <br> This case was initially filed in the Richland County Court of Common Pleas, 2020-CP-40-00733, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.<br>... More...
$0 (11-16-2021 - SC)Homesite Insurance Company of the Midwest v. CA, Edward Branham and Kami Branham
Beaufort, South Carolina insurance law lawyers represented Defendants who were sued by Plaintiff on an insurance contract theory.... More...
$0 (11-16-2021 - SC)Jesse Sibert v. State Automobile Mutual Insurance Compan
Anderson, SC: Personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a breach of insurance contract theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of breach of the contract by Defendant.... More...
$0 (08-10-2021 - SC)Stacy Zabryscki v. LifeShield National Insurance Company
Anderson/Greenwood, South Carolina insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff, Stacy Zabryscki, who sued LifeShield National Insurance Company on a breach of insurance contract theory claiming to have sustained more than $75,000 in damages as a result of the breach.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Greenwood County Court of Common Pleas, 2020-CP-24-00797, and was removed to federal court.... More...
$1 (03-18-2021 - SC)Perry Phillip McElveen v. The Cincinnati Insurance Company Inc.
Florence, South Carolina insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff, Perry Phillip McElveen, as assignee of Johnny Joe Jones, who sued The Cincinnati Insurance Company Inc. on a breach of contract theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages as a result of the breach.... More...
$0 (02-18-2021 - SC)Charmaine Wearing v. Progressive Direct Insurance Company and JD Power & Associates
Orangeburg, South Carolina civil litigation lawyer represented plaintiff on a breach of insurance contract claim.<br> <br> Charmaine Wearing, individually and on behalf of those similarly situtated, sued Progressive Direct Insurance Company and JD Power & Associates on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Circuit Court, Orangeburg County, South Caro... More...
$0 (09-25-2020 - SC)United States of America v. Ezekiel Dennison, a/k/a OG
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.caddell.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Caddell_columbia_courthouse-1024x410.jpg"><br> </center><br> Appellant Ezekiel Dennison appeals the district court’s order revoking his term of supervised release and sentencing him to 36 months’ imprisonment. Reviewing for plain error, we conclude that there was error and it was plain. Because the error did ... More...
$0 (05-29-2019 - SC)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. WILLIS TERRANCE DORSEY <table> <td>
In reviewing a district court’s ruling on a motion to suppress, we review the court’s factual findings for clear error, and its legal conclusions de novo.” United States v. Cain, 524 F.3d 477, 481 (4th Cir. 2008). When the district court denies a defendant’s suppression motion, we construe “the evidence in the light most favorable to the [G]overnment.” United States v. Grossman,... More...
$0 (08-02-2018 - SC)Alan M. Grayson, AMG Trust v. Randolph Anderson, et al.
Victims of a massive, South Carolina-centered Ponzi scheme -- characterized by fraudulent loans secured by the borrowers’ publicly traded stock -- obtained a judgment of over $150 million against Derivium Capital (USA), Inc., its principals, and numerous other participants in the scheme. Alan M. Grayson, AMG Trust, and Grayson Consulting, Inc., three of the plaintiffs, are now pursuing others wh... More...
$0 (03-04-2016 - SC)Rebecca Groves v. Communications Workers of America and AT&T Mobility, LLC
Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185, allows litigants to bring “[s]uits for violation of contracts between an employer and a labor organization” in federal district court. Usually, an employee who wants to sue his employer for a violation of a collective bargaining agreement must first exhaust the contractual remedies in that agreement. Republic Steel Corp. v. M... More...
$0 (03-04-2016 - SC)Deborah Meek Hickerson v. Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Deborah Meek Hickerson sustained serious internal injuries in a personal watercraft (“PWC”) accident and filed a complaint in the District of South Carolina against the manufacturers of the PWC, Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (collectively “Yamaha”). In her complaint, Hickerson alleged product liability claims under South Carolina law for design and warning def... More...
$0 (02-24-2018 - SC)Joshua Fay v. Total Quality Logistics, LLC <table> <td>
TQL is based in Ohio and provides motor carrier transport and related services including logistics and brokerage services. TQL offered Fay employment as a Logistics Sales Account Executive in November 2012. The offer of employment informed Fay he was "required to complete, sign, and return a TQL noncompete/non-disclosure agreement on [his] first day of employment." Fay accepted the offer of emp... More...
$0 (04-02-2017 - SC)United States of America v. Mark Anthony Stone
Columbia, SC - Felon Responsible for Three State Police Chase Sentenced to 71 Months Imprisonment on Firearm Charge<br> <br> Mark Anthony Stone, age 32, of Rabun, Georgia was sentenced for one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). United States District Judge Timothy M. Cain of Anderson sentenced Stone to seventy-one months imprisonment, three years of sup... More...
$0 (10-05-2016 - SC)Gregory W. Smith and Stephanie Smith v. D.R. Horton, Inc., Tom's Vinyl Siding, LLC, Lutzen Construction, Inc., Boozer Lumber Company, All American Roofing, Inc., Myers Landscaping, Inc., Defendants
D.R. Horton is a corporation specializing in residential construction. In March 2005, the Smiths entered into a home purchase agreement (the Agreement) with D.R. Horton for the design and construction of a new home in Summerville, South Carolina. The Agreement is organized into numbered paragraphs and lettered subparagraphs, and sets forth the various responsibilities of the parties prior to and ... More...
$0 (07-09-2016 - SC)Meredith Huffman v. Sunshine Recycling, LLC and Aiken Electric Cooperative, Inc.
On May 16, 2010, an unidentified black male broke into Aiken's Orangeburg facility. Shortly thereafter, a white Ford F-150 truck was seen leaving the facility's parking lot. The next day, Mark Goss, Aiken's Loss Control and Safety Coordinator, viewed the surveillance video and advised Deputy Maurice Huggins of the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Department that several pounds of solid copper and sever... More...
$0 (06-22-2016 - SC)In the Matter of the Estate of Marion M. Kay Edward D. Sullivan, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Marion M. Kay v. Martha Brown and Mary Moses
This appeal arises out of Appellant's administration of the Estate of Marion Milam Kay who passed away on May 3, 2007. In her last will and testament, Kay appointed Appellant to serve as her personal representative (PR). As PR for the Estate, Appellant was charged with the responsibility of distributing Kay's assets, and in turn, Kay's will granted Appellant "reasonable compensation for the ser... More...
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