South Carolina senators gave key approval Tuesday to a bill limiting lawsuit punitive damages, but bucked South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley along the way. Haley wanted the Senate to go along with the House and approve a cap of $350,000 …
South Carolina lawmakers are using language by a conservative, business-funded special interest group as a model for legislation aimed at limiting lawsuits. Punitive damage limits legislation started out modeled after one by the American Legislative Exchange Council. Legislators in Tennessee, …
Insurers in South Carolina may find themselves on the losing side over a battle to prevent construction defects from being covered under a general commercial liability (CGL) policy. The South Carolina Senate has approved a bill (S.431) that would reverse …
South Carolina House has approved a bill putting age and safety restrictions on the use of all-terrain vehicles. The House voted 65-42 Thursday for a measure barring children younger than 9 from driving an ATV. The bill needs another routine …
Fire crews have contained wind-driven fires that scorched hundreds of acres along the South Carolina coast. Awendaw Fire Department Battalion Chief Bo Bowers said a fire that burned 1,110 acres near the Santee River in Charleston County is 98 percent …
A South Carolina safety inspector admitted he never tested a children’s train ride that derailed over the weekend, killing a 6-year-old boy and injuring dozens of others, state officials said. Authorities have not said exactly what caused the train to …