South Carolina Supreme Court Decisions 2025
Date: April 23, 2025
Docket Number: 28274
Justia Opinion Summary: Rory M. Isaac and Kimberly J. Isaac, buyers in a residential real estate transaction, sued the sellers' real estate agent, Laura Kopchynski, for failing to disclose high moisture levels in the crawl space and…
Date: April 23, 2025
Docket Number: 28275
Justia Opinion Summary: Intellectual Capitol, Inc., JMI Sports, and JMIS College, LLC (Appellants) obtained contracts through the state procurement process with the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission (WCC) and Clemson University…
Date: March 26, 2025
Docket Number: 28271
Justia Opinion Summary: James and Lori Marlowe own a home on Highway 378 in Florence County, South Carolina. In 2015, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) began construction to widen and realign a portion of Highway 378…
Date: March 12, 2025
Docket Number: 28266
Justia Opinion Summary: Kenneth and Jill Swing were involved in a divorce action that included contested issues such as the pre-nuptial agreement, equitable division of property, child custody, visitation, support, and fees. The family court…
Date: March 12, 2025
Docket Number: 28267
Justia Opinion Summary: Karrie and Howard Gurwood filed a lawsuit against GCA Services Group, Inc. after Karrie slipped and fell on a freshly waxed floor at her workplace, resulting in serious injuries. The Gurwoods claimed negligence on the…
Date: March 5, 2025
Docket Number: 28264
Justia Opinion Summary: Decedent and Burnsed were married in 1997, and in 1998, Decedent named Burnsed as the primary beneficiary of his life insurance policy. They divorced in 2002, and the divorce decree did not address the life insurance…
Date: March 5, 2025
Docket Number: 28265
Justia Opinion Summary: Nicole Lampo was hired by Amedisys Holding, LLC as a physical therapist. A month after her hiring, Amedisys sent an email to all employees introducing an arbitration program. The email required employees to acknowledge…
Date: February 26, 2025
Docket Number: 28263
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2004, Jason McSwain, a former teacher, pled guilty to two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the second degree and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. After serving his prison…
Date: February 19, 2025
Docket Number: 28260
Justia Opinion Summary: James Smith Jr. initiated a civil action against Rufus and Merle Rivers in magistrates court, claiming to be their landlord and seeking their eviction. The Rivers contended that Smith did not own the property where they…
Date: January 29, 2025
Docket Number: 28257
Justia Opinion Summary: Rashawn Vertez Carter was involved in a violent home invasion and robbery in Aiken, South Carolina, on May 9, 2015. After the crime, law enforcement officers used Carter's real-time cell-site location information from…
Date: January 29, 2025
Docket Number: 28258
Justia Opinion Summary: Paula Russell, an assistant manager at Wal-Mart, injured her back in 2009 and reached maximum medical improvement in 2011, receiving a seven percent disability rating for her lumbar spine. She was awarded workers'…
Date: January 23, 2025
Docket Number: 28253
Justia Opinion Summary: Jason Edwin Stoots was convicted of second-degree domestic violence following an altercation with his wife, Kimberly, in a Taco Bell drive-thru. Stoots claimed that Kimberly attacked him first, and he accidentally struck…
Date: January 23, 2025
Docket Number: 28254
Justia Opinion Summary: K.S., a minor, through his guardian James Seeger, sued Richland School District Two, alleging gross negligence in supervising K.S.'s first-grade teacher and seeking liability under respondeat superior for injuries K.S.…
Date: January 23, 2025
Docket Number: 28255
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2001, Frances Mack-Marion refinanced her property, taking out a new mortgage. In 2020, U.S. Bank National Association, the successor-in-interest to the mortgage, initiated foreclosure proceedings against her.…
Date: January 23, 2025
Docket Number: 28256
Justia Opinion Summary: In the early morning of March 7, 2015, Robert Xavier Geter and James Lewis engaged in a fight at Culler's Bar in Columbia, South Carolina. The altercation moved outside, where Geter stabbed Lewis, who later died from his…
Date: January 15, 2025
Docket Number: 28251
Justia Opinion Summary: Innovative Waste Management (IWM) entered into a joint venture with Dunhill Products in 2009 and 2010, which led to allegations of breach of contract, fraud, and misappropriation of trade secrets. IWM accused Dunhill…
Date: January 8, 2025
Docket Number: 28249
Justia Opinion Summary: Therese Hood was involved in a three-car accident and subsequently filed multiple lawsuits. Hood's underinsured motorist (UIM) carrier, United Services Automobile Association (USAA), provided her with counsel in a…
Date: January 8, 2025
Docket Number: 28250
Justia Opinion Summary: Jeane Whitfield filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Dennis Schimpf and Sweetgrass Plastic Surgery, LLC, alleging negligence in performing breast augmentation-mastopexy surgery and in post-operative care.…
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