[COLUMBIA, S.C. – May 27, 2015] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce Kerri Rupert has joined the firm’s Columbia office as an associate practicing in the areas of retail and hospitality law and professional liability defense. Rupert’s experience includes serving as a staff attorney for the South Carolina Court of Appeals, where… Continue Reading
Methamphetamines vs. Narcotics – The Sequel
S.C. Supreme Court Reverses S.C. Court of Appeals; Holds Methamphetamine Is Not a Narcotic Post by Logan Wells The plain and ordinary meaning of narcotic in an insurance policy does not include methamphetamine according to a June 12, 2013 opinion of the S.C. Supreme Court. Finding the use of the term “narcotic” created, at a… Continue Reading
S.C. Court of Appeals Finds Insured Liable for Earned Premiums on Workers’ Comp Policies
Post by Logan Wells On January 9, 2013, in an unpublished opinion, the South Carolina Court of Appeals found (1) an insured was liable to its insurer for final premiums based upon remuneration paid to the insured’s employees; and (2) the insurer did not act in bad faith by cancelling the insured’s workers’ compensation policy… Continue Reading