Latest South Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Overturned Truck Scrambles South Carolina Highway with Spilled Eggs
May 8 2015 // The South Carolina Highway Patrol says a truck overturned on Interstate 85, spilling 47,000 pounds of liquefied eggs onto the highway. WSPA-TV reports the accident happened Tuesday morning in Spartanburg County. The driver...
People – Southeast
May 4 2015 // Nationwide independent wholesaler All Risks Ltd. has added Steve Skaletsky to its Jupiter, Fla., office as a casualty broker. Skaletsky will target commercial risks in Florida and throughout the Gulf Coast, providing...
South Carolina Prosecutors: DUI Cases Should Rely Less on Police Video
May 1 2015 // South Carolina prosecutors want state law to de-emphasize video in drunken driving cases, saying too many are being dismissed because of imperfect recordings. But defense attorneys counter the solution is better officer...
South Carolina Men Indicted for Train Wreck Insurance Scheme
Apr 17 2015 // Two men face seven federal charges after authorities say they parked a car on train tracks in Allendale County, S.C., causing an Amtrak train to derail, then came back and claimed they were injured in the...
Trunk Joins Lighthouse Property Insurance in the Carolinas
Apr 15 2015 // Lighthouse Property Insurance Corp. has hired George Trunk as senior marketing representative of both North and South Carolina. George Trunk Trunk comes to Lighthouse with more than 28 years of experience in the insurance...
Lawsuit: South Carolina Discriminates Against Black University
Apr 8 2015 // As state lawmakers ponder firing the South Carolina State University trustees, South Carolina’s only black congressman and a federal lawsuit contend the state can be blamed in part for the school’s financial...
South Carolina Court Rules Stripper Shot at Club Entitled to Workers’ Comp
Apr 6 2015 // An exotic dancer who was shot at a Columbia, S.C., nightclub is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for her injury, according to a ruling by the state’s highest court. The State newspaper reported that...
South Carolina Lawmakers Look to Close Moped DUI Loophole
Apr 2 2015 // A Senate panel moved to close a loophole this week in South Carolina law that seems to allow moped operators to drive while intoxicated. “A person can be literally falling drunk and be riding a moped down the road,...
South Carolina Court Rules Stripper Shot at Club Entitled to Workers’ Comp
Mar 23 2015 // An exotic dancer who was shot at a Columbia, S.C., nightclub is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for her injury, according to a ruling by the state’s highest court. The State newspaper reported that...
A.M. Best Downgrades South Carolina Farm Bureau Group Members
Mar 23 2015 // A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating to B+ (Good) from B++ (Good) and the issuer credit ratings to “bbb-” from “bbb” of South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. and Palmetto...
South Carolina Mayor’s Death Settlement Reduced to $10M
Mar 16 2015 // A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit against the town of Cottageville over the shooting death of the former mayor by a police officer. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported the $97 million awarded by a...
A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of South Carolina Farm Bureau Group Members
Mar 11 2015 // A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating to B+ (Good) from B++ (Good) and the issuer credit ratings to “bbb-” from “bbb” of South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. and Palmetto...
South Carolina Law Enforcement Looking for Killers of Chickens Worth $1.7M
Mar 2 2015 // South Carolina law officers are hunting for the chicken killers who have sabotaged farmers several times over the past two weeks, leaving 300,000 birds dead at a cost of as much as $1.7 million. Multiple media reports say...
South Carolina Court Orders J&J to Pay $136M in Risperdal Case
Feb 27 2015 // South Carolina’s Supreme Court ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a penalty of $136 million, upholding a jury’s finding that the drugmaker’s Janssen unit had improperly marketed its anti-psychotic drug...
South Carolina City to Pay $700K to Family of Pregnant Woman Shot by Cop
Feb 24 2015 // The family of a pregnant woman shot and killed by a Woodruff police office will be given $700,000 to settle a lawsuit over the killing. Lacey Lamb’s family said the 28-year-old woman was trying to stop the car...
What Will States Do If Court Kills Health Insurance Subsidies?
Feb 19 2015 // Five Republican state governors say they will not rescue a crucial part of Obamacare if it is struck down by the Supreme Court, underlining the prospect for a chaotic aftermath to a ruling that could force millions of...
Victim of State Trooper Shooting Receives $285K Settlement from South Carolina
Feb 5 2015 // South Carolina’s insurance is paying $285,000 to an unarmed man who was shot during a traffic stop by a state trooper now facing a criminal charge. The state Insurance Reserve Fund says the settlement was reached in...
Republicans in South Carolina to Introduce Medical Marijuana Bill
Feb 2 2015 // Republican legislators in conservative South Carolina expect to introduce bills next month allowing marijuana to be grown and prescribed for certain illnesses. State Sen. Tom Davis and Rep. Jenny Horne said last Thursday...
Enstar Completes Acquisition of South Carolina-based Companion
Jan 28 2015 // A wholly owned subsidiariy of Enstar Group Ltd. has completed its acquisition of Companion Property and Casualty Insurance Co. from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina. Companion is a South Carolina-based...
South Carolina Paid $5 Million in Claims for Bad Roads
Jan 27 2015 // South Carolina has paid more than $5 million for damages from the state’s roads in the past year. The Greenville News reported that documents it obtained under the Freedom of Information Act showed the state spent...
