Top 10 Verdicts in South Carolina in 2015
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 verdicts obtained in South Carolina in the year 2015. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $53,508,288.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alice F. Paylor, James Atkinson Bruorton, IV, of Rosen, Rosen & Hagood, LLC; Charles H. Williams, II, John P. Freeman of Williams & Williams |
| Case: | Kirk Foutz, et al. v. ArborGen, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $17,287,448.00 |
| Attorneys: | James W. Ledlie, Lisa M. Saltzburg, Nathan D. Finch, Robert T. Haefele of Motley Rice LLC |
| Case: | Donna Brown v. Philip Morris USA, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Tobacco; Product Liability |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher J. Panatier, Kevin W. Paul of Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC; Theile McVey of Kassel McVey |
| Case: | Angela D. Keene, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Dennis Seay and Linda Seay v. Celanese Corp. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Asbestos Exposure |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $3,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James W. Fayssoux, Jr., Paul S. Landis of Fayssoux & Landis; Karl Bowers, Jr. of Bowers Law Office LLC; Bill Stewart of Millberg Gordon Stewart PLLC |
| Case: | Longstreet v. Rabit, LLC |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Car Accident; Dram Shop Liability |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $1,602,915.21 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher P. Kenney, Richard A. Harpootlian of Richard A. Harpootlian, P.A. |
| Case: | Stevens & Wilkinson of South Carolina Inc. v. City of Columbia |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Natalma M. McKnew of Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP |
| Case: | Clark v. Toyota |
| Type: | Deceptive Trade Practices |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert B. Ransom of Leventis & Ransom |
| Case: | Estate of Wayne Reynolds v. South Carolina Heart Center and Norma Khoury, MD |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Medical Malpractice |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel W. Luginbill, J. Christopher Wilson of Wilson & Luginbill LLC; Daniel J. Farnsworth, Jr., of Farnsworth Law Offices, LLC |
| Case: | Madel Rivero v. Steve Loftis, et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Government Negligence |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Johnny F. Driggers of Driggers Law Firm; Alvin J. Hammer, Gedney M. Howe, III, of Law Offices of Gedney M. Howe, III, PA |
| Case: | Emilio Urena, as assignee of Gregory Bryant v. Nationwide Insurance Company of America |
| Type: | Insurance Bad Faith |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | Pending update |
| Attorneys: | Pending update |
| Case: | Pending update |
| Type: | Pending update |