South Carolina Fiduciary Duty Law
<h1> United States of America v. Charles “Chuck†Wright, Amos Durham, Lawson B. Watson </h1></h1>
Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with <br> <br> Charles "Chuck†Wright, 60, the former sheriff of Spartanburg County; Amos Durham 61, a former chaplain for the department; and Lawson B. Watson 63, a former employee, have pleaded guilty for their participation in a public corruption scheme that defrauded the county of public funds for years... More...
$0 (10-30-2025 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Charles “Chuck†Wright, Amos Durham, Lawson B. Watson </h1>
Spartanburg, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit theft.<br> <br> Charles "Chuck†Wright, 60, the former sheriff of Spartanburg County; Amos Durham 61, a former chaplain for the department; and Lawson B. Watson 63, a former employee, have pleaded guilty for their participation in a public corruption scheme that defrauded the coun... More...
$0 (10-30-2025 - SC)United States of America v. Kristen Taylor Porter
Florence, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements to purchase firearms.<br> <br> Kristen Taylor Porter, 29, of Florence, South Carolina, was indiced by a grand jury, relating to the July 1 murder of Darlington County Deputy Frank "Devin†Mason.<br> <br> Porter is charged with making false statements in connection with the Februar... More...
$0 (10-16-2025 - SC)Valerie Miller v. Food Linon, L.L.C.
Florence, South Carolina personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a premises liability negligence theory.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> In South Carolina, premises liability law holds property owners accountable for injuries that occur on their property due to unsafe conditions. This means if a person gets hurt because a property owner was negligent in maintaining a safe environment, the own... More...
$1 (06-24-2025 - SC)Peters K. Lashmet, II v. Continental Realty Corporation
Charleston, South Carolina persnal injury lawyer reprsented the Plaintiff on a premises liability law theory.<br> <br> this case was filed in the Charleston County Court of Common Pleas, 2024CP1002190, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. <br> <br> In South Carolina, premises liability law holds property owners and occupiers responsible for injuries sustained by visitors due to unsaf... More...
$0 (06-24-2025 - SC)Blakelie Chapman v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company
<h2><br> Greenville, South Carolina E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits claim employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is a federal law that regulates employee benefits, such as retirement, health care, disability, accident, and death benefits. ERISA sets minimum standards for private sector plans, and protects individuals in... More...
$1 (10-11-2024 - SC)Malcolm E. Livingston, Jr. v. The Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg and Calhoun Counties
<h2><br> Orangeburg, South Carolina personal injury medical malpractice lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> On August 12, 2016, seventy-two-year-old Rebecca Livingston was involved in an automobile accident and transported to the Emergency Department (ER) at Regional Medical. Although there was a licensed physician present in the ER that day, physician's assistant Michael Carother... More...
$0 (09-12-2024 - 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)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)<H2> Dena Craig v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LLP </H2>
Florence, South Carolina personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a premises liability neglience theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of an accident in one of Defendant's stores.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/southcarolina/news/florence/" target="_new">MoreLaw L... More...
$1 (01-17-2023 - 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)United States, et al., ex rel. Respiratory Care., LLC v. Respironics, Inc., et al.
Charleston, South Carolina civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violation the False Claims Act.<br> <br> Philips RS North America LLC, formerly known as Respironics Inc., a manufacturer of durable medical equipment (DME) based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay over $24 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it misled federal health care programs by p... More...
$0 (09-02-2022 - SC)State of South Carolina v. Lewis "Trey" Branche, III
Beaufort, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> Lewis "Trey" Branche, III was accused of killing his girlfriend Kristen Bennett on September 4, 2018.<br> <br> Defendant's counsel admitted that that his client shot and killed the victim.<br> <br> § 14-17. Murder in the first and second degree defined; punishment.<br> <br> (a) ... More...
$0 (04-05-2022 - SC)United States of America v. George Alexander Underwood, Robert Andrew Sprouse, Johnny Ricardo Neal Jr.
Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, who was charged with defrauding the United States, depriving another civil rights, wire fraud and conversation.<br> <br> George Alexander Underwood, 57, of Chester, former Chester County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Robert Andrew Sprouse, 46, of Ridgeway, and former Chester County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant Johnny Ricardo Ne... More...
$0 (04-27-2021 - SC)United States of America v. Jarrell Boyan
Columbia, SC - The United States of America charged Jarrell Boyan with deprivation of the rights of another under color of law.<br> <br> Jarrell Boyan, 29, of Columbia, was sentenced to 7 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to deprivation of rights under color of law.<br> <br> The facts presented to the court showed that on October 6, 2016, Boyan was working as a Lieutenant with the Sout... More...
$0 (03-04-2020 - SC)United States of America v. John Shannon Simpson
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.caddell.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Caddell_columbia_courthouse-1024x410.jpg"><br> </center><br> Columbia, SC - Former South Carolina Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison for Charity Fraud Scheme Targeting Marine Corps Families<br> <br> John Shannon Simpson, age 44, of Lee County, Florida, was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to W... More...
$0 (07-23-2019 - SC)Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. McLeod Health, Inc.
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.caddell.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Caddell_columbia_courthouse-1024x410.jpg"><br> </center><br> The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought suit against McLeod Health, Inc. for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The EEOC claimed that McLeod violated the ADA by requiring Cecilia Whitten, a longtime emplo... More...
$0 (02-01-2019 - 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)BOBBY JAMES MOORE v. TEXAS <table> <td>
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$0 (03-28-2017 - SC)<b>Louis Michael Winkler, Jr. v. State of South Carolina</b>
On the evening of the murder, Winkler kicked in the door to his estranged wife's home, knocked her son to the ground, and shot her in the face, killing her instantly. In addition to murder, Winkler was convicted of first-degree burglary and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. We described the specific facts of the crimes in our opinion affirming the convictions and death sentenc... More...
$0 (11-23-2016 - 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)<b><h3>The State Of South Carolina v. Theodore Manning</b></h3>
Theodore Manning (Respondent) was charged with murder following the death of his girlfriend, Mikki McPhatter (the victim). The victim died after being shot in the back of the head in Respondent's home. It is undisputed that the victim was unarmed. Another of Respondent's girlfriends, Kendra Goodman, led police to the victim's abandoned and burned vehicle, where her charred skeletal remains were... More...
$0 (09-20-2016 - 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...
$0 (06-22-2016 - SC)Martina R. Putnam v. State of South Carolina
Putnam was charged with homicide by child abuse in the death of her thirteenmonth-old son (the Victim). At trial, the State sought to prove Putnam willfully and unlawfully killed the Victim by abuse or neglect. Putnam attempted to shift suspicion to her husband, Patrick, and her older children—Sibling One, age nine, and Sibling Two, age six (collectively, the Children)—who were also in the hou... More...
$0 (06-22-2016 - SC)Palmetto Mortuary Transport v. Knight Systems, Inc.
Knight Systems, owned and operated by Buddy, engaged primarily in the mortuary transport business until 2007. On January 5, 2007, Knight Systems entered into an asset purchase agreement (the Agreement) with Palmetto, a business owned by Donald and Ellen Lintal. Pursuant to the Agreement, Knight Systems sold various tangible assets, goodwill, and customer accounts—including body removal service c... More...
$0 (05-14-2016 - SC)Nathaniel Teamer v. State of South Carolina
The State first argues the PCR court erred in finding Respondent's trial counsel ineffective for failing to move for dismissal of Respondent's DUI charge. Specifically, the State argues the PCR court erred in determining the motion to dismiss likely would have been successful because the PCR court misinterpreted section 56-5-2953 of the South Carolina Code. We agree. <br> State law generally requ... More...
$0 (04-15-2016 - SC)Jomer Hill v. State of South Carolina
In December of 2000, Kenneth Goldsmith and Clifton "Trey" Brown (Trey) were shot at a "liquor house" where locals regularly visited to buy drugs, drink alcohol, gamble, and socialize. Goldsmith died at the scene and Trey was transported to a hospital where he later died. The case became a cold case when investigators were unable to identify a suspect. Officers sought to reopen the case by seeki... More...
$0 (03-06-2016 - SC)Baldwin v. RHA Health Servs., Inc
In October 2012, Tabatha Baldwin (“Ms. Baldwin”) was a resident of Southern <br> Avenue Home, a long-term residential facility for developmentally disabled persons, <br> located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and operated by Defendant. Ms. Baldwin was <br> profoundly mentally retarded and unable to communicate verbally. <br> At approximately 11:51 a.m. on 7 October 2012, the staff at South... More...
$0 (03-01-2016 - SC)Kevin Lawrimore v. Progressive Direct Insurance
Kevin Lawrimore appeals the district court’s orders granting Progressive Direct Insurance Company’s (Progressive) motion for summary judgment and denying Lawrimore’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion. “We review the district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo, viewing the facts and the reasonable inferences therefrom in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party.” Bonds v. L... More...
$0 (01-07-2016 - sC)Lawing v. Univar
This case revolves around the packaging and labeling of sodium bromate, a chemical which contributed to a fire that occurred in a plant owned by Engelhard Corporation (Engelhard) in Seneca, South Carolina, in June 2004. At the time of the fire, Scott Lawing worked at Engelhard's Seneca plant as a maintenance mechanic.1 Engelhard produced a precious metal catalyst used in the automobile industry,... More...
$0 (12-05-2015 - 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)Stephens v. CSX Transportation
CSX maintains a railroad track in Hampton County, which passes through the town of Yemassee. At issue in this case is the passive-grade crossing at Hill Road near state Highway 68. The crossing has no active traffic-control devices such as lights or gates. Vehicle traffic is controlled by a stop sign, a stop line, and a cross-buck that is similar to a "Yield" sign as it is an X-shaped sign with t... More...
$0 (11-06-2015 - SC)Freeman v. J.L.H. Investments
Julie Freeman, individually and on behalf of 5,314 similarly situated car buyers, filed a lawsuit against J.L.H. Investments, LP, a/k/a Hendrick Honda of Easley ("Hendrick"), seeking damages under the South Carolina Dealers Act1 (the "Dealers Act") on the ground that Hendrick "unfairly" and "arbitrarily" charged all of its customers "closing fees"2 that were not calculated to reimburse Hendrick ... More...
$0 (11-06-2015 - SC)Chestnut v. AVX Corporation
Respondent manufactures electronic parts at a plant in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In 1980, respondent began using a chemical called trichloroethylene (TCE)2 as a degreaser to clean machine tools and parts. At some point, TCE escaped respondent's plant and migrated beyond the boundaries of respondent's property, contaminating surrounding properties and groundwater. <br> In December 1996, ... More...
$0 (08-09-2015 - SC)Latoya Brown v. Dick Smith Nissan, Inc
Shortly after graduating from college, Brown went to Dick Smith to buy a car and was assisted by Hiller. She informed him that she wanted to pay no more than $250 per month for a car payment. Hiller showed Brown pictures of preowned cars on his computer. Brown selected a Mazda 6 and Hiller prepared a buyer's order for the Mazda 6. He then directed Brown to the finance department. Brown talked ... More...
$0 (08-09-2015 - SC)Amber Johnson v. Stanley E. Alexander
Alexander acted as Johnson's closing attorney when she purchased a home in North Charleston on September 14, 2006. The title examination for the home had been performed by attorney Charles Feeley at the request of Johnson's previous attorney, Mario Inglese. Alexander purchased the title work from Inglese and relied on this title exam in concluding there were no back taxes owed on the property. T... More...
$0 (07-31-2015 - SC)Jone Doe 2 v. President John W. Rosa
Charleston, SC - Fourth Circuit affirms dismissal of claim against President of The Citadel for failing to act on report of sexual abuse of two minor boys<br> <br> The appellants in this consolidated appeal were the plaintiffs below, John Doe 2 and Mother Doe, on behalf of John Doe 2’s younger brother, Doe 3 (together, “the Does”).1 Beginning in 2005 and continuing through July or August 200... More...
$0 (07-28-2015 - SC)United States of America ex rel. Michael K. Drakeford, M.D.
In a qui tam action in which the government intervened, a jury determined that Tuomey Healthcare System, Inc., did not violate the False Claims Act ("FCAâ€), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-33 (2012).1 The district court, however, vacated the jury's verdict and granted the government a new trial after concluding that it had erroneously excluded excerpts of a Tuomey executive's deposition testimony. T... More...
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