Sometime ago, I wrote a blog article on the new Code Section 38-77-250, which requires automobile insurance companies to disclose, prior to suit, the limits of coverage pursuant to specific requests. Since then, I have had a number of inquiries asking two recurring questions. What is the operative trigger for the statute – the date… 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
