Most personal injury actions in South Carolina sound in negligence. In a negligence action, the plaintiff must prove proximately-caused damages. Hurd v. Williamsburg Cty., 363 S.C. 421, 611 S.E.2d 488 (2005); Rush v. Blanchard, 310 S.C. 375, 426 S.E.2d 802 (1993). Proximate cause requires proof of both causation in fact and legal cause. Oliver v.… Continue Reading
Attorney Robert M. Peele, III Joins Collins & Lacy in Columbia
Firm’s fifth attorney hire in 2019 COLUMBIA, S.C – Attorney Robert M. Peele, III has joined Collins & Lacy in the firm’s Columbia office. The hiring marks the firm’s fifth new attorney since March. Peele has defended civil litigation claims since 2012. Before that, Rob served as a Deputy General Counsel for the South Carolina… Continue Reading
Attorney Luke Richardson Joins Collins & Lacy
[COLUMBIA, S.C. July 9, 2019] – J. Lucas Richardson has joined Collins & Lacy’s Columbia office as an associate in the Trucking Defense Practice Group. Attorneys in this group represent motor carriers, owner-operators, shippers, freight forwarders, and brokers in litigation statewide arising from commercial vehicle accidents and cargo claims across the state of South Carolina.… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy Announces Changes in Myrtle Beach
Law firm hires Horry County bar leader; names new managing shareholder [Myrtle Beach, S.C. June 11, 2019] – Attorney Fred H. Oliver has joined Collins & Lacy as a shareholder in Myrtle Beach. He is the immediate past president of the Horry County Bar Association. Fred Oliver has substantial experience defending clients against claims involving… Continue Reading
No “Free Bite” – South Carolina’s Strict Liability for Dog Bites and Attacks
Sometimes man’s best friend is not so friendly. Other times a dog may be overly friendly or playful and cause an injury by jumping or pouncing. In either case, the alleged victim is going to turn to South Carolina’s “dog attack” statute, codified in S.C. Code Ann. § 47-3-110, which provides, in part: If a… Continue Reading
Attorney Laura Baer Joins Collins & Lacy
New associate to practice with firm’s retail & hospitality group in Columbia [COLUMBIA, S.C. March 13, 2019] – Laura Baer has joined Collins & Lacy’s Columbia office as an associate in the Retail & Hospitality Practice Group. Baer joins the firm from the State Treasurer’s office. Attorneys in the C&L retail and hospitality group defend… Continue Reading
Joel Collins Featured At Dallas Bar Association CLE Series
Collins & Lacy founding partner, Joel Collins, recently spoke at the Dallas Bar Association for the CLE Series, “History, Challenges and Threats to the Independent Judiciary.” Joel wrote a paper for the program titled A Brief History of the Concept of the Independence of the Judiciary in the United States. Read his full paper to hear his… Continue Reading
Magna Carta’s Influence: Joel Collins Featured on Public Radio Podcast
Collins & Lacy founding partner, Joel Collins, recently shared his expertise about how foundational principles of the United States of America come from Magna Carta — a document dating back to England in 1215. Joel is a law professor at the University of South Carolina Honors College and he spoke with the hosts of New… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy Co-Founder Inducted into SC Lawyers Hall of Fame
[COLUMBIA, S.C. November 6, 2018] – South Carolina Lawyers Weekly inducted Collins & Lacy co-founder Joel W. Collins, Jr. into its’ Hall of Fame at a luncheon in West Columbia on Tuesday, November 6th. This is SCLW’s inaugural Hall of Fame class. The hall honors attorneys who are aged 60 and older who have had… Continue Reading
“Doing Business with the Government, Ethically”
Collins & Lacy attorney Michael R. Burchstead was the guest on SC Public Radio’s South Carolina Business Review October 10th. He spoke with host Mike Switzer about how “the activities of lawmakers, government and other public entities are under intense scrutiny these days. Which means that businesses need to be aware of the legal ramifications of… Continue Reading
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