South Carolina Independent Contractor Law
Tracy W. Penland v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Anderson, South Carolina insurance lawyer lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking restoration of long-term disability benefits.<br> <br> Penland stopped working in August 2015 following complications from colon surgery and various other conditions. He pplied for long-term disability benefits from his employer, and in February 2016, those benefits were approved. Under the terms of his employer's l... More...
$0 (06-13-2025 - SC)Michael Moshoures v. City of North Myrtle Beach, et al.
Florence, South Carolina civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff challenging city ordinance.<br> <br> A city ordinance makes it a crime "to broadcast obscene, profane or vulgar language from any commercial property†above certain volumes at certain times. A bar owner sued, arguing the ordinance violates the First Amendment. This appeal involves only the portion of the ordinance restric... More...
$0 (03-13-2025 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Jeffrey Alan Benjamin </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Failed Nuclear Construction Project </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fourth and Final V.C. Summer Executive Sentenced for Misconduct in Connection with Failed Nuclear Construction Project</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><... More...
$0 (11-21-2024 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Jeffrey Alan Benjamin </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Misconduct in Connection with Failed Nuclear Construction Project </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fourth and Final V.C. Summer Executive Sentenced for Misconduct in Connection with Failed Nuclear Construction Project</h2></center><... More...
$0 (11-21-2024 - SC)The State of South Carolina v. Justin Ryan Cone
<h2><br> Pickens, South Carolina sexual abuse criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> The victim's mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Miller, testified Cone frequented the Miller home over the course of six to eight years and that a three-way and sometimes two-way sexual relationship developed between the couple and Cone. The evidence established the sex acts typica... More...
$0 (08-14-2024 - SC)Vitzeslav Zeif v. Marina Aslanyan and SmartLinux Solutions, LLC
<h2><br> Charleston, South Carolina personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a negligence theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> This case was filed in the Charleston County Court of Common Pleas, 2024CP1001305, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.<br> <br> The following facts are presented in SmartLinx Solutions, LLC's ("SmartLinxâ€) Verified Amended Complaint, and ... More...
$0 (07-03-2024 - SC)Donald Black, et al. v. Mantei & Associates, Ltd., et al.
Columbia, South Carolina civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on Securities Exchange Act violation theories under 15 U.S.C. 78m.<br> <br> Mantei & Associates Ltd is a company that operates in the Accounting industry. It employs 1-5 people and has $0M-$1M of revenue. The company is headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina.<br> <br> Centaurus Financial, Inc. i... More...
$0 (11-22-2023 - 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)United States of America v. Brian Thomas Rogers
Spartanburg, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with making false statement in a Clear Air Act report.<br> <br> Brian Thomas Rogers, age 53, of Anderson, South Carolina and the owner of Rogers Environmental, LLC, contracted to perform an asbestos building inspection at Pratt Hall on the campus of Anderson University, Anderson County, South Carolina. Rogers' limi... More...
$0 (06-24-2022 - SC)United States of America v. Marvette Thompson Easterling, Keylon Wright, and Joshua David Armato
Greenville, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding the federal government's Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).<br> <br> Marvette Thompson Easterling, 54, of Gaffney; Keylon Wright, 40, of Simpsonville; and Joshua David Armato, 37, of Georgia; admitted that they knowingly defrauded a program established to help homeowners at risk of mortgage loan de... More...
$0 (07-24-2021 - SC)United States ex. rel. Dove v. Doctors Care, P.A.
Columbia, South Carolina health care fraud false claims act lawyers represented the United States and the defendant, Doctors Care PA, South Carolina's largest urgent care provider network – and its management company, UCI Medical Affiliates of South Carolina, Inc. ("UCIâ€), will pay $22.5 million to resolve civil allegations of healthcare fraud in violation of the False Claims Act. <br... More...
$0 (04-10-2021 - SC)United States of America v. William Tye Grisel
Columbia, SC - The United States of America charged William Tye Grisel with:<br> <br> William Tye Grisel, age 39, of Lexington, pleaded guilty in federal court to Wire Fraud after using his position and access to company networks and credit cards to embezzle approximately $1,050,000.00 from his employer, Big Red Box (BRB), a waste management call center located in Columbia.<br> <br> Facts presente... More...
$0 (11-12-2019 - 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)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)United States of America v. United States ex rel. Schaefer v. Family Medicine Centers of South Carolina, LLC, Stephen F. Serbin, M.D. and Victoria Serbin(FMC)
Columbia, SC - Family Practice Chain, Its Co-Owner, and Its Laboratory Director Agree to Pay the United States $2 Million to Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations for Illegal Medicare Referrals and Billing for Unnecessary Medical Services<br> <br> Family Medicine Centers of South Carolina LLC (FMC), has agreed to pay the United States $1.56 million, and FMC’s principal owner and former chie... More...
$2000000 (09-14-2017 - SC)United States ex rel. Schaefer v. Family Medicine Centers of South Carolina, LLC, Stephen F. Serbin, M.D. and Victoria Serbinet, et al.
Columbia, SC - South Carolina Family Practice Chain, Its Co-Owner, and Its Laboratory Director Agree to Pay the United States $2 Million to Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations for Illegal Medicare Referrals and Billing for Unnecessary Medical Services <br> <br> <br> Family Medicine Centers of South Carolina LLC (FMC), has agreed to pay the United States $1.56 million, and FMC’s principal ... More...
$1560000 (09-11-2017 - SC)Timothy Nelson Evans a/k/a Timothy N. Evans a/k/a Timothy Evans a/k/a Tim Evans v. State of Mississippi <table> <td>
Evidence adduced at trial revealed that in the spring of 2009, Evans moved into<br> Holling’s home as her tenant. The two previously had been romantically involved, but that<br> relationship had ceased before Evans moved in with seventy-year-old Holling. On the<br> morning of January 2, 2010, fifty-two-year-old Evans and his friend, Joe Thomas, were on<br> the way to perform a carpet-cleaning jo... More...
$0 (06-19-2017 - SC)United States of America v. Quest Diagnostics Inc. and Berkeley Heathlab, Inc.
Columbia, SC - Blood Testing Laboratory to Pay $6 Million to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks and Unnecessary Testing<br> <br> Quest Diagnostics Inc. has agreed to pay $6 million to resolve a lawsuit by the United States alleging that Berkeley HeartLab Inc., of Alameda, California, violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to physicians and patients to induce the use of Berkeley for blood t... More...
$6000000 (05-03-2017 - SC)<b>James D. Robertson v. State of South Carolina</b>
On March 26, 1999, Petitioner was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1997 murder of his parents, armed robbery, and financial transaction card fraud. Over the course of the next four years, Petitioner filed a direct appeal through appointed counsel, moved to relieve appointed appellate counsel, and filed a pro se appeal to this Court on July 25, 2003. Ultimately, following a judicial determ... More...
$0 (12-16-2016 - 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)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)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)Susan Tappeiner v. State of South Carolina
In February 2009, Victim informed his school resource officer that he was sexually assaulted by Tappeiner, his forty-two year old neighbor. Victim stated the assault happened in August 2008, approximately seven weeks before his fourteenth birthday. <br> According to Victim, on that August night, he went to Tappeiner's house with his sister and a neighbor to watch movies with Tappeiner, her husban... More...
$0 (05-05-2016 - 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)Thompson v. Pruitt Corporation
On January 11, 2011, Respondent, Mae Ruth Davis Thompson (Daughter), and her brother, Andrew Phillip Davis (Son), had their mother, Eula Mae Davis (Mother), transferred from Piedmont Medical Center to a nearby nursing home facility owned or operated by Appellant UniHealth Post Acute Care-Rock Hill (UniHealth). A UniHealth employee presented an Admission Agreement, an Arbitration Agreement (AA), a... More...
$0 (03-06-2016 - SC)The State Of South Carolina v. Donald Marquice Anderson
Detective Keith Cothran of the Greenville Police Department obtained a no- knock search warrant for a house on Dobbs Street (the Dobbs house). The warrant was founded on surveillance and observations by officers of drug activity in the home and in the surrounding area, including a successful purchase of crack cocaine by a confidential informant. During surveillance, officers learned that runners... More...
$0 (03-02-2016 - SC)United States of America v. Wendy Moore
Viewed in the light most favorable to the government, see United States v. Lentz, 524 F.3d 501, 507 (4th Cir. 2008), the evidence at trial established the following. On April 5, 2013, police officers stopped Aaron Wilkinson as he drove through the city of Charleston, South Carolina. Wilkinson revealed to the police that he and his former prison cellmate, Samuel Yenawine, were involved in a murde... More...
$0 (01-20-2016 - SC)The State Of South Carolina v. Daniel J. Jenkins
In 2006, H.M. (the victim) lived by herself in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. At the time, she worked for a local bakery, to which she commuted by bicycle or bus. During her commute, the victim frequently passed Jabbers, a local grocery store, and casually greeted the people loitering outside, many of whom lived in the area and often gathered there. Although the victim did not know any of t... More...
$0 (12-28-2015 - 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)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...
$0 (07-02-2015 - SC)United States of America v. James O'Neal Arthur, Jr.
COLUMBIA, SC ---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that James O'Neal Arthur, Jr., age 57, of North Augusta, South Carolina has entered a guilty plea in federal court in Columbia, to Possession of Child Pornography, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252S(a)(5)(B). United States District Judge J. Michelle Childs of Columbia accepted the guilty plea and will impose sentence after she ha... More...
$0 (10-22-2014 - SC)United States of America v. James O'Neal Arthur
Columbia, South Carolina - James O'Neal Arthur, Jr., age 57, of North Augusta, South Carolina entered a guilty plea in federal court in Columbia, to Possession of Child Pornography, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252S(a)(5)(B). United States District Judge J. Michelle Childs of Columbia accepted the guilty plea and will impose sentence after she has reviewed the presentence report which will be p... More...
$0 (10-22-2014 - SC)Steven Lincoln v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
fee-shifting mechanism in 33 U.S.C. § 928(a) or, in the alternative, because Ceres's notice of controversion irrevocably triggered the same provision. We reject his arguments and deny his petition.<br><br>I.<br><br>A.<br><br>On May 24, 2011, Lincoln filed a claim with the District Director of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) for benefits under the LHWCA, alleging that he had ... More...
$0 (03-11-2014 - SC)Calvin Barton v. House of Raeford Farmers, Inc. d/b/a Columbia Farms
Numerous former employees and some current employees of House of Raeford Farms, Inc., d/b/a Columbia Farms, Inc., ("Columbia Farmsâ€), a chicken processor in Greenville, South Carolina, commenced three separate actions against Columbia Farms, asserting two types of claims: first, for the payment of unpaid wages, withheld in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSAâ€), 29 U.S.C. �... More...
$0 (03-12-2014 - SC)Candice Michelle Hardwick v. Marth Heywood
On multiple occasions at Latta Middle School and Latta<br> High School in Latta, South Carolina, school officials prohibited<br> Candice Hardwick from wearing and on one occasion<br> punished her for wearing Confederate flag1 shirts at school.<br> <br> Candice Hardwick, by and through her parents, brought this<br> action against the school principals and the school board pursuant<br> to 42 U.S.C. ... More...
$0 (03-25-2013 - SC)Elizabeth Fettler v. Frederick Genter
In this civil action for negligence and damages as a result of a vehicular accident, Elizabeth Fettler argues the trial court erred in (1) denying her motion for a directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) on the issue of Frederick Gentner's negligence, and (2) presenting an erroneous and prejudicial charge to the jury as a result of the denial of her directed verdict motion... More...
$0 (01-25-2012 - SC)Marilee B. Fairchild v. South Carolina Department of Transportation
This Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari to review the decision in Fairchild v. South Carolina Department of Transportation, 385 S.C. 344, 683 S.E.2d 818 (Ct. App. 2009). The Court of Appeals affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded for a new trial a negligence action arising from a motor vehicle accident. In relevant part, the Court of Appeals determined (1) Marilee Fairch... More...
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