South Carolina Products Liability Law Blog


"For individuals and product manufacturers who are interested in South Carolina products liability law. My goal is to provide current information on the latest trends in products liability law in the Palmetto State."

Author: Brian A. Comer is a partner at Nelson Mullins in Columbia, S.C.

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Recent Posts from South Carolina Products Liability Law Blog


  • SC Lawyer Article: "Essentially the Same Condition"

    My article entitled "Products Liability Claims in South Carolina: What Exactly Does Essentially the Same Condition Mean?" has been published in the November edition of South Carolina Lawyer.As you may recall, I did a series…

  • Case Brief: Taylor v. Nix

    By Brian A. ComerThis case brief is of Taylor v. Nix, 307 S.C. 551, 416 S.E.2d 619 (1992). From a product liability standpoint, it is most significant for what it says about the admissibility of…

  • More on Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Settlement

    The State Newspaper included more details about the settlement between South Carolina and drug manufacturer Eli Lilly with regard to allegations of off-label marketing for the drug Zyprexa. The settlement was $45 million, which was…

  • Case Brief: Duncan v. Ford Motor Company

    By Brian A. ComerAt long last, here is the case brief for Ford v. Duncan. Sorry for the delay (and length...there is a lot to this case). I will circle back around and drop in…

  • Settlement in Pharmaceutical Case

    The action brought by Attorney General Henry McMaster against drug manufacturer Eli Lilly has reportedly settled. The below appeared in today's issue of The State newspaper. This lawsuit related to alleged off-label promotion of the…

  • Medical Device Review Under Scrutiny

    Though not specific to South Carolina, I have been reading recently about how the FDA is planning to take a closer look at its 510K review process for medical devices. This is the abbreviated process…

  • Another Punitive Damages Case

    The South Carolina Supreme Court decided Mitchell v. Fortis Insurance on September 14, 2009. This is another punitive damages case, coming shortly after Duncan v. Ford, so there has been quite a bit of activity…

  • Update

    My apologies for not posting a brief of Ford v. Duncan, as per my last post below. I am two-thirds of the way through briefing this lengthy (and "meaty") opinion, but my wife and I…

  • New Products Liability Case Reported

    By Brian A. ComerThe South Carolina Court of Appeals issued a decision yesterday in Duncan v. Ford Motor Company. Ford appealed a jury award of approximately $589,722 in actual damages and $3 million in punitive…

  • Case Brief: Weston v. CIBA Vision

    By Brian A. ComerThis case brief is of the July 15, 2009 South Carolina Court of Appeals decision, Monica Weston v. Kim's Dollar Store and CIBA Vision, a division of Novartis Company. It is currently…