Archives for October 2009

Pain and suffering is a material element of damages on which a recovery may be based in South Carolina. The plaintiff is entitled to compensation for pain and suffering directly resulting from the wrongful acts of the defendant. An award for pain and suffering compensates the injured person for the physical discomfort and the emotional… Continue Reading

In South Carolina, an injured party may recover for mental anguish brought about by bodily injury and suffering. Where a party’s negligence is directly responsible for physical injury to another, the injured party may recover both for actual physical injury sustained and for concomitant mental and emotional suffering which flow as a natural consequence of… Continue Reading

In South Carolina personal injury actions, the general rule is that the plaintiff may recover for the necessary and reasonable expenses caused by the injury, such as amounts necessarily incurred for medicine, medical services, hospital expense and care, and nursing. A person who suffers personal injuries because of the negligence of another is entitled to… Continue Reading

In South Carolina, when a person is injured by the negligent act of another, the injured person is entitled to be fully compensated for all injuries directly or approximately resulting from any negligent act or omission by the defendant. In determining the amount of compensation for injuries suffered by the plaintiff as a result of… Continue Reading

Supreme Court: According to Article V, Section 3 of the S.C. Constitution, the members of the Supreme Court shall be elected by a joint public vote of the General Assembly. In any contested election, the vote of each member of the General Assembly present and voting must be recorded. According to Article V, Section 27… Continue Reading