[COLUMBIA, S.C. – November 16, 2016] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce the expansion of the firm with the addition of two attorneys, Stephanie L. Mascella and Jennifer B. Honeycutt. Mascella is an associate practicing in the areas of retail & hospitality law, professional liability, and transportation & trucking law in Collins… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy Named “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
[COLUMBIA, S.C., November 2, 2016] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce the firm has been recognized in the “Best Law Firms” 2017 list, just released by the U.S. News – Best Lawyers®. The business defense firm earned a “Tier 1” ranking in the area of workers’ compensation law and was also recognized… Continue Reading
Employers May Now Be Responsible for Injuries Sustained on Public Roads
The South Carolina Supreme Court essentially abandoned 19 years of court precedence by finding the divided premises rule applies to injuries sustained while on a public street traveling from one employer-controlled location to another employer-controlled location. The state’s highest court, with all justices agreeing, overturned the single commissioner, full commission, and state Court of Appeals… Continue Reading
SCDTAA Young Lawyers Division Re-Cap
The South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association, Young Lawyers Division, has enjoyed an active and productive Spring and Summer. In May 2016, many SCDTTA Young Lawyers from across the state participated in, and volunteered for, the SCDTAA Trial Academy. Young Lawyers volunteered as witnesses or jurors in the mock trials of the Trial Academy. Those generous volunteers… Continue Reading
Use a Third Party Claim as Leverage to Get Your Workers’ Compensation Claim CLINCHERED
If an employee was injured in the course and scope of employment because of a third party, the employer/carrier has a lien against proceeds the employee receives from the third party. For example, if your employee was driving to the bank to make a deposit for his or her employer, if the employee is hit… Continue Reading
Co-founder Joel Collins Featured Speaker at the 8th Annual James Otis Lecture Series
Last month, co-founder Joel Collins was the featured speaker at the Eighth Annual James Otis Lecture Series, presenting on this year’s topic of “The Right to Privacy in the 21st Century.” Two students from every high school in our state have been invited to be in attendance and recognized as James Otis Scholars. The James… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy, P.C. Attorneys Chosen as “Best & Brightest” Among Community Leaders
[COLUMBIA, S.C. September 14, 2016] –Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce Meghan Hall and Claude Prevost have been named among the 2016 “Best & Brightest 35 and Under” by Columbia Business Magazine. Enjoying its inaugural year of this event, the magazine honors 35 of Columbia’s leaders, age 35 and under, for their professional… Continue Reading
Constitutional Rights vs. The Exclusive Remedy Doctrine
The Workers’ Compensation Act evolved from what is often called the “Grand Bargain.” Injured workers cannot sue their employers for work-related injuries in exchange for a no fault system in which the injured worker does not have to prove negligence and the employer provides sure and timely medical and indemnity benefits defined by statute. In… Continue Reading
There’s a New Blog in Town
I am about to begin my thirty-fifth year teaching workers’ compensation as an adjunct professor at the USC School of Law. Last month, I received an email from Mike Duff who teaches workers’ compensation at the University of Wyoming asking if I would like to join him and a core group of workers’ compensation professors… Continue Reading
Six Collins & Lacy Attorneys Honored as Best Lawyers in America
[COLUMBIA, GREENVILLE S.C. August 15, 2016] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce six of its attorneys in multiple practice areas have been honored by Best Lawyers in America © 2017. The annual list is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey conducted by Best Lawyers, the oldest and most… Continue Reading
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