Last time, we discussed The AES Corporation v. Steadfast Insurance Company, a recent Virginia case where the growing trend of climate change nuisance cases intersected with the world of insurance coverage law. Critical to the coverage analysis was whether the Plaintiffs in the underlying action, the tiny island village of Kivalina, Alaska, alleged an accident… Continue Reading
Archives for October 2011
Founding Partner Honored with the Lifetime Service Award
Post by Ellen Adams The Workers’ Compensation Practice Group just returned from the 35th Annual South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association Annual Conference (affectionately referred to as “Comp Camp”). The folks at Collins & Lacy were so proud that our founding partner, mentor and dear friend Stan Lacy was honored with the Lifetime Service Award… Continue Reading
Founding Partner Honored with Lifetime Service Award
[COLUMBIA, S.C., October 25, 2011] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. and the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association (SCWCEA) are pleased to announce founding partner Stanford E. Lacy has been honored with the Lifetime Service Award. The SCWCEA Lifetime Service Award is given by the SCWCEA Board to individuals who have contributed significantly to the success and betterment… Continue Reading
Courts struggle with Whether Global Warming is “Natural and Probable” – Part 1
An environmental case that started in an Alaskan fishing village of less than two square miles and less than 400 residents landed in the Supreme Court of Virginia. That court issued an opinion that could impact the growing trend of climate change litigation. Here is some background information: Aerial view of Kivalina, Alaska, USA. View is to the… Continue Reading
Prescription Pain Medication and Workers’ Compensation Claims
Prescription Pain Medication and Workers’ Compensation Claims: Is this a Problem South Carolina Needs to Address? Post by Anne Marie Hempy Over the past few weeks, the morning and nightly news programs have devoted much of their programming to Michael Jackson’s death and Dr. Conrad Murray’s trial. With so much talk of Propofol and prescription… Continue Reading
Methamphetamines vs. Narcotics – What do they mean anyway?
Post by Lee Floy Hello all! I’m Lee Floyd, a self-admitted sports junkie who practices law at the Collins & Lacy Columbia office. When I’m not wake boarding or playing golf in my spare time, I’m enjoying the company of my wife, Kelli, and our two dogs, Fenway and Dustin. I’ve been with the firm… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy Attorneys Jack Griffeth, Christian Boesl and Aisha Taylor to Present at 35th Annual South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association
Collins & Lacy attorneys Jack Griffeth, Christian Boesl and Aisha Taylor will present at the 35th Annual South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association Conference, taking place October 16 – 19, 2011 at the Embassy Suites at Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Jack, Christian and Aisha will present on “Employment Law Through the Back Door at Comp Camp”… Continue Reading
Much Ado about Everything…in Workers’ Comp – Part 2
Post by Rip Van Riper I’ve spent the majority of my legal career defending businesses in workers’ compensation claims. I’ve been on both sides of the bench…having served a six-year term on the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission. That being said, I am calling upon my years of experience to give some careful observations in… Continue Reading
Founding Partner Stan Lacy of Collins & Lacy, P.C. Named Lawyer of the Year
[COLUMBIA, S.C., October 11, 2011] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce founding partnerStanford E. Lacy has been named Lawyer of the Year for his work in workers’ compensation law in South Carolina. Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, designated Lacy as the “ Columbia, SC Best Lawyers Workers’… Continue Reading
Production of Adjuster Personnel Files in Insurance Litigation
It is well known that discovery can be one of the most expensive and time-consuming parts of the litigation process. Often, an insurer is faced with requests for sensitive material that seem to test the limits of the Federal Rules’ liberal discovery provisions. Adjuster personnel files are commonly the subject of such requests. Accordingly, today’s… Continue Reading
