South Carolina Lawyer Blog


This blawg covers South Carolina accident and injury law, including product liability, car accidents and food poisoning.

Author: The Louthian Law Firm is located in Columbia, S.C.

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Recent Posts from South Carolina Lawyer Blog


  • $6.5 Million Awarded To Boy Injured By Ford Seatbelt

    A 14-year-old boy who was left paralyzed below the waist from a 2002 automobile wreck has been awarded $6.5 million by a Memphis jury, reports The Commercial Appeal. The boy, who was 6 years old…

  • Louisiana Woman Awarded $45,000 In Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

    A former Police Department communications supervisor from Zachary has been awarded $45,000 from a federal court jury in her sexual harassment lawsuit against the former Assistant Police Chief. According to her testimony, the assistant chief…

  • Homeless Man Awarded $41,000 In Fraternity Shooting

    A homeless man who was shot with a .22 caliber rifle by an Oregon State University fraternity member has been awarded over $6,000 for medical expenses and $35,000 in non-economic damages, totaling over $40,000. The…

  • Pfizer To Pay $75 Million To Woman Who Developed Cancer After Taking Prempro

    A Philadelphia jury has awarded $75 million in punitive damages to an Illinois woman who developed cancer after taking one of Pfizer's menopause drugs. The punitive award is about 20 times greater than the $3.7…

  • $8.5 Million Awarded SUV Rollover Lawsuit

    The Gadsden (Alabama) Times reported that an Etowah County Circuit Court jury has awarded $8.5 million to a woman injured in a 2003 Mercury Mountaineer rollover. Two people were killed in the accident and two…

  • Jury Awards $893,684 Over Birth Injury

    The Janesville (WI) Gazette reports $893,684 has been awarded to parents of a baby boy who suffered permanent injury to his shoulder during his birth in 2001. The parents sued Janesville's Mercy Hospital, Mercy Women's…

  • Radiation Overdose Leads To Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

    A patient who received an overdose of radiation during a CT scan at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has filed a lawsuit against the hospital and General Electric Healthcare, maker of the scanner. The lawsuit claims negligence…

  • $49 Million Awarded In California Personal Injury Lawsuit

    One of the country's largest personal injury verdicts was awarded to a former college student who is permanently brain damaged after a 2007 automobile accident, reports the Mercury News. The Santa Clara jury found two…

  • $3.7 Million Awarded To Family After Farm Worker's Death

    The Green Bay Press Gazette reports a Brown County, Wisconsin jury has awarded the family of a farm worker $3.7 million in their medical malpractice lawsuit. The worker died after contracting a fungal infection called…

  • $500,000 Awarded in Personal Injury Assault Case

    The Observer-Dispatch of Utica, N.Y. reports a 67-year-old Vietnam War veteran has been awarded $350,000 as a result being beaten by a Utica police officer. Once the attorney fees are added to the earlier jury…