South Carolina Defamation Law
Andrew Pampu v. Erin Wingo, David Wingo, and Colin J. Gahagan
Pickens, South Carolina personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a defamation theory.<br> <br> The genesis of this troubling litigation is a night of drunkenness at a college fraternity party on October 24, 2015. Prior to attending this party, Ms. Wingo, a 5'2" Clemson freshman weighing between 114 and 118 pounds, consumed approximately nine 1.5-ounce shots of alcohol at a fri... More...
$0 (06-13-2025 - 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)Lisa Sulka v. C.C. "Skip" Hoagland
Beaufort, South Carolina plaintiff personal injury lawyer sued Defendant on a defamation theory.<br> <br> Defendant sent email messages to the South Carolina Attorney General accusing Plaintiff of committing a crime and being unfit for office.... More...
$40000000 (02-04-2022 - 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)Bass v. S.C. Dep't of Soc. Servs
Diane and Otis Bass are married and have three children: Brittany, Hanna, and Alex. All three children have special needs, but Hanna and Alex are also autistic. Otis works outside the home, and Diane cares for the children. <br> Due to their forms of autism and their other cognitive issues, both Hanna and Alex were prescribed Clonidine to help them sleep at night, in addition to other medication... More...
$0 (12-05-2015 - SC)Rebecca West v. Todd Morehead, Columbia City Paper, LLC and Paul Blake
In this appeal from a jury verdict in favor of Rebecca West for actual and punitive damages on a defamation claim, we address the "fair report privilege" and whether West introduced sufficient evidence of Appellants' fault. We find the trial court properly handled the fair report privilege and properly submitted to the jury the question of whether West presented sufficient evidence of fault as to... More...
$0 (09-07-2011 - SC)Thomas R. Wieters, M.D. v. Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital, Inc.
Appellant Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital (the Hospital) was a defendant at trial[1] in the underlying civil case. On March 2, 2010, the morning of the trial, Appellants removed the case to federal court for the second time and on the same grounds as the initial removal. The federal district court judge again remanded the case to state court. Judge Baxley, the state trial judge, imposed... More...
$0 (08-01-2011 - SC)Lonnie J. Davis v. KB Home of South Carolina, Inc. and Jeff Meyer
In this wrongful termination case, KB Home of South Carolina, Inc. and Jeff Meyer[1] (collectively Appellants) appeal a circuit court judgment denying their motion to compel arbitration. On appeal, Appellants contend the circuit court erred in: (1) determining the validity of an arbitration clause contained in Lonnie Davis's employment application when that threshold determination was arguably fo... More...
$0 (07-13-2011 - SC)Thomas R. Wieters, M.D. v. Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital, Inc.
Appellant Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital (the Hospital) was a defendant at trial[1] in the underlying civil case. On March 2, 2010, the morning of the trial, Appellants removed the case to federal court for the second time and on the same grounds as the initial removal. The federal district court judge again remanded the case to state court. Judge Baxley, the state trial judge, imposed... More...
$0 (08-01-2011 - SC)Robert L. Cullen v. J. Bennett McNeal
In this cross-appeal, the Appellants-Respondents (the Homeowners) argue the circuit court erred in (1) considering extrinsic evidence in interpreting the Declarations for Wright's Point; (2) construing the term "Developer"; (3) finding undeveloped land was a part of Wright's Point; (4) finding B. McNeal Partnership, L.P. was a "successor developer"; (5) finding the Developers were entitled to co... More...
$0 (10-06-2010 - Sc)Blake H. Moore, M.D. v. Williamsburg Regional Hospital, et al.
In this case, a physician brings multiple state law and federal due process claims against a hospital and its officials for suspending his staff privileges based on allegations that he had sexually abused his adopted daughter. While the scope of immunity under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act, 42 U.S.C. § 11101 et seq., certainly has limits, we think the immunity attaches to defendants u... More...
$0 (03-19-2009 - SC)<a href="http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/opinions/displayOpinionPF.cfm?caseNo=26134" target="_new">Anthony Law, Vondeste G. Mole, Mark Holmes, Arthur A. Vaughan, Harry Jenkins, and Kenneth Green v. South Carolina Department of Corrections</a>
<P>Anthony Law, Vondeste Mole, Mark Holmes, Arthur Vaughan, Harry Jenkins, and Kenneth Green (Appellants) appeal the trial court's grant of summary judgment for South Carolina Department of Corrections (Respondent) on their malicious prosecution claims, the trial court's grant of directed verdict for Respondent on their wrongful termination claims, and the trial court's grant of judgment notwithst... More...
$0 (05-04-2006 - SC)Ted Wachter v. Jake Sello
<P>Defamation claim by Rosewood Elementary School principal Ted Wachter against Area 1 superintendent Jake Sello for falsely accusing Wachter of ignoring black students, failing to improve black students' Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test scores, and suggesting he wanted to "move his black kids to all-black schools."... More...
$150000 (12-11-2004 - SC)<a href="http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinion.pdf/002385.U.pdf" target="_new">Margaret Fabri v. The Hartford</a>
<P>The Hartford appeals a district court order denying its motion for judgment as a matter of law on Margaret Fabri's claim that it breached its duty to defend her under a liability insurance policy. Fabri cross-appeals an order granting The Hartford's motion for judgment as a matter of law on her bad faith claim arising out of the same refusal to defend. She also cross-appeals an order denyi... More...
$75000 (07-14-2003 - SC)Dr. Bruce Skinner v. Tident Medical Center, LLC
Defamation, negligent supersision and conversion claims by Dr. Bruce Skinner, age 51, who claimed that Trident Medical Center accused him of stealing and kept his patient list after firing him. The also claimed that the Medical Center lost his patient list after asking him to turn it over to the defendant.... More...
$30250000 (12-19-2002 - SC)<a href="http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=011338.P" target="_new">Joyce K. Dennis v. Columbia Colleton Medical Center, Inc., et al.</a>
Appellant/Cross-Appellee Columbia Colleton Medical Center ("Colleton") employed Appellee/Cross-Appellant Joyce Dennis as an emergency room registration clerk. In June 1997, Dennis was passed over for promotion to the position of registration supervisor in favor of an outside candidate, Johnny Bridge. Dennis brought suit pursuant to Title VII, 42 U.S.C. S 2000(e), alleging discrimination based... More...
$0 (05-16-2002 - SC)<a href="http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=011441.U" target="_new">Maxine Nicholas v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.</a>
Plaintiff/appellee Maxine Nicholas, a former cashier for defendant/appellant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ("Wal-Mart"), was arrested on complaint of Wal-Mart management, and charged with a breach of trust for allowing a customer to leave the store without paying for merchandise. Wal-Mart claims that the conduct upon which the charge was founded had been captured on videotape, which was later viewed ... More...
$0 (04-04-2002 - SC)<a href="http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=002555.P" target="_new">Richard Lloyd Carr v. Forbes, Inc., et al.</a>
Richard Lloyd Carr, an engineer who develops privately financed public infrastructure projects, brought this action asserting that Forbes, Incorporated defamed him by publishing an article casting doubt on the integrity of his conduct and his representations concern- ing those projects. Because Carr is a limited-purpose public figure who has forecast no evidence that Forbes acted with actual ... More...
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