The Collins and Lacy team partnered with Practical Law to create a South Carolina Questions and Answers Guide to Workers’ Compensation. This guide provides employers, adjusters, and other workers’ compensation professionals with a basic overview of the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act and relevant case law. It will answer your general South Carolina workers’ compensation… Continue Reading
Archives for June 2016
Collins & Lacy Welcomes Attorney Jamie Williams to the Statewide Business Defense Firm
[COLUMBIA, S.C. – June 27, 2016] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce James Williams has joined the firm’s Columbia office. Williams is an associate practicing in the area of construction law. Prior to embarking on his legal career, Jamie worked in the construction industry where he gained hands-on experience and knowledge related… Continue Reading
“What is Our Liability for Wild Animals?” Asks Hoteliers & Other Hospitality-Related Operators After Alligator Attack
On June 15, the nation woke up to their Twitter and Facebook feeds to learn about the horror that had visited a Nebraska family the night before at a Walt Disney World hotel property when a two-year-old boy playing in a foot of water was killed after being attacked and carried away by an alligator… Continue Reading
Insurer Held to Have Duty to Defend Allegations that Patients’ Medical Records Were Accessible Via Google Search
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that an insurer had a duty to defend an insured against class action allegations that the insured posted confidential medical records on the Internet. Two patients at Glen Falls Hospital discovered that when they conducted a “Google” search of their respective names, the first link that appeared… Continue Reading
Insurer Correctly Non-Renewed Homeowner’s Insurance Policy
The South Carolina Court of Appeals has concluded that notice of cancellation of a homeowner’s insurance policy is controlled by S.C. Code § 38-75-1160, not the more general § 38-75-740, and that the mortgage holder was not the homeowner’s agent for purposes of renewing the homeowner’s policy. Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. v.… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy Welcomes New Chief Operating Officer
[COLUMBIA, S.C. June 2, 2016] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce W. Carl Martin has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer. Martin will manage the firm’s financials, human resources, facilities, marketing, and operations. “We are honored and delighted to have Carl join the firm,” said Scott Wallinger, chair of the firm’s… Continue Reading
