Greetings from Greenville, S.C.! On June 14, 2011, the South Carolina Fairness in Civil Justice Act of 2011 was signed into law. The Act will become effective on January 1, 2012, making significant changes to the law concerning punitive damage awards in South Carolina. Caps on Punitive Damages Awards Generally, under the Act, no award… Continue Reading
Archives for September 2011
Give South Carolina’s Children a Chance – Donate to Kids’ Chance!
Collins & Lacy, P.C. is asking businesses to give South Carolina children a chance by donating to Kids’ Chance. Since 1992, Kids’ Chance of South Carolina, Inc. has been helping the children of injured workers pay for school. During its nearly 20 years of service, Kids’ Chance has donated scholarship money to the child of… Continue Reading
South Carolina Supreme Court Decision Analyzes Insurance Coverage for Progressive Damage Cases
Post by Pete Dworjanyn The South Carolina Supreme Court has issued an opinion holding that defective construction resulting in property damage to non-defective components may be covered by a general liability policy. On August 22, 2011, the court withdrew its January 7, 2011, opinion in Crossmann Communities v. Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company and replaced it… Continue Reading
Just Announced: SC Supreme Court Adopts Pilot Program for Voluntary Mediation in WC Appeals
Talk about timing! Today, the South Carolina Supreme Court adopted a Pilot Program for Voluntary Mediation in workers’ compensation appeals. Post by Suzy Boulware Cole Just yesterday, I posted about the possibility of South Carolina adopting mandatory mediation in workers’ compensation cases. As you can read in my post, the topic has been bandied about… Continue Reading
Mandatory Mediation Moving into South Carolina?
Post by Suzy Boulware Cole In 2004, the first bill proposing mandatory mediation in workers’ compensation cases in South Carolina was introduced and defeated. Since then, the topic has been bandied about in legal circles, and more and more workers’ compensation lawyers have become approved mediators. In 2007, the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission hired… Continue Reading
Welcome to the South Carolina Insurance Law Blog!
Greetings! Welcome to the South Carolina Insurance Law Blog. Our goal is to provide you with timely information and updates on legal issues related to the practice of insurance coverage. We look forward to sharing out thoughts with you, and we welcome you to share yours with us. As the first attorney to post on… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy, P.C. Grows Employment Practice with Addition of Michael Pitts
[COLUMBIA, S.C., June 27, 2011] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce that Michael Pitts has joined the firm’s Greenville office as a shareholder practicing in employment and labor law. Pitts has spent most of his 15-year career helping businesses with labor and employment matters and complex commercial cases. Pitts is experienced in litigation and… Continue Reading
One Third of Collins & Lacy’s Greenville Attorneys Honored as “Best Lawyers”
[COLUMBIA, S.C., September 19, 2011] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce one third of the firm’s Greenville-based attorneys have been honored as The Best Lawyers in America ® 2012. The annual list is compiled by Best Lawyers after conducting surveys in which more than 39,000 leading attorneys confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Best Lawyers has come to be regarded… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy Attorney Christian Boesl to Speak at Primerus Webinar: “Recent Updates on Drug Testing in the Workplace”
Collins & Lacy shareholder and Employment Practice Group chair Christian Boesl will speak with three other attorneys in the webinar “Recent Updates on Drug Testing in the Workplace,” offered by the Primerus Business Law Labor & Employment Practice Group. The webinar will consist of: Overview of Practices (DOT, Non-DOT, Safety and Non-Safety Sensitive) Types of Tests Reasonable Suspicion… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy Attorney Christian Stegmaier to Speak at South Carolina Association of Convenience Stores Planning Meeting
Collins & Lacy shareholder Christian Stegmaier, who chairs the firm’s Retail / Hospitality / Entertainment Law Practice Group, will speak at South Carolina Association of Convenience Stores’annual planning meeting on September 12, 2011. Christian’s presentation is entitled “Third Party Assault Case: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Customers, Employees & Business.” He will discuss convenience stores’ potential… Continue Reading
