August 1, 2013
A North Charleston, S.C., man has been ordered to pay $75,000 to best-selling author Fern Michaels for defamation. The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reports Wednesday that Craig Dilley must pay for forwarding a defamatory email to a website that promoted Michaels …
August 23, 2012
A South Carolina man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal fraud charge, acknowledging his role in an insurance scheme that cost a mentally disabled man his left hand. Gerald B. Hardin of Cayce told U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie …
May 30, 2012
A Beaufort, S.C., resident hurt in a crash involving a stolen fire truck is suing Beaufort and Port Royal, saying firefighters acted improperly when they left the truck running. The Beaufort Gazette reports that Jonas Armstrong is also suing Kalvin …
March 30, 2012
A Bluffton, S.C., man has settled a lawsuit against Beaufort County Emergency Medical Services for the way he was treated after he was beaten in 2008. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reported that Brian Lanese will receive $150,000. Lanese …