Contractual limitation of a home inspector’s liability does not violate South Carolina public policy and, as a matter of law, is not unconscionable, according to a March 2013 opinion of the S.C. Supreme Court. Finding such limit of liability clauses are enforceable, the court specifically noted the lack of a requirement that home inspectors carry… Continue Reading
Law gives plaintiffs right to know details of defendant’s insurance coverage
The homepage of SC Lawyers Weekly today has an article relating to Collins & Lacy attorney Jack Griffeth’s recent post about a little-known element of the newly-enacted South Carolina Fairness in Civil Justice Act of 2011, which became effective January 1, 2012. It discusses how insurance companies must now, under certain conditions, disclose the automobile coverage… Continue Reading
