S.C. Supreme Court Reverses S.C. Court of Appeals; Holds Methamphetamine Is Not a Narcotic 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 minimum, an ambiguity, the… Continue Reading
S.C. Court of Appeals Finds Insured Liable for Earned Premiums on Workers’ Comp Policies
On January 9, 2013, in an unpublished opinion, the South Carolina Court of Appeals found (1) an insured was liable to its insurer for final premiums based upon remuneration paid to the insured’s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 where the insured failed… Continue Reading
