June 12, 2017
In Mordhorst v. Dakota Trucking Underwriters and Risk Administration Services, 886 N.W.2d 322(S.D. 2016) the South Dakota Supreme Court found that a workers’ compensation insurer could be found in bad faith, even though it relied upon an independent medical opinion …
June 8, 2015
The South Dakota Supreme Court says a man who broke his ankle running away from a co-worker on whom he had played a prank at a construction site is entitled to workers’ compensation. The high court said in a ruling …
November 23, 2013
A woman who sued Sanford Medical Center for malpractice for a 2007 surgical procedure that was aborted should not be granted another trial, the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Lisa Lewis sued Sanford after an anesthetist mistakenly attached a …
May 21, 2012
The South Dakota Supreme Court says a Hermosa woman cannot sue a lender for failing to make sure her home was covered by flood insurance. Court documents say Rachelle Hunter signed a document indicating she needed flood insurance when she …