The verdict was for $1,250,000.00 in non-economic damages, and $704,000.00 in economic damages.  This highlights the fact that South Carolina’s tort reform caps do not apply in a case where the jury finds reckless conduct.   The case was settled before punitive damages were considered. Whistleblower surgeon loses malpractice lawsuit SUMTER, SC — The local orthopedic […]

Negligence per se in #nursinghomelitigation By Nathan Hughey Negligence per se is negligence arising from the violation of a statute. To recover for negligence per se, a plaintiff must show that the essential purpose of the statute was to protect the resident from the kind of harm that the resident suffered and that the resident […]

Lawsuit centers on alleged ‘spy camera’ in Mount Pleasant doctor’s office From the Charleston Post and Courier Mount Pleasant Injury Lawyers Hughey Law Firm.  South Carolina Attorney Nathan Hughey.  Charleston Injury Lawyers. A former spa worker is suing a Mount Pleasant medical facility over an alleged spy camera she found in a room where she […]

  This article discusses a #defamation lawsuit filed as a result of a post on a website. In South Carolina, we generally have conservative juries in most counties (a few lucky Plaintiff’s lawyers home counties excepted), but verdicts have historically been large for #libel and #slander lawsuits. In general, to succeed in a defamation claim in South Carolina, a […]

Hughey Law Firm Injury lawyers and Charleston drunk driving liability Lawyer Nathan Hughey have received verdicts and settlements totaling millions of dollars in liquor liability claims.  We were involved in the Husk Restaurant Wrongful Death Claim last year. The California Court of Appeals for the Fourth District recently ruled that an employer may be held […]

Charleston auto accident attorney Nathan Hughey I love my job because I get to meet awesome people and represent them when they have been wronged.  I feel like every case teaches me something new about life and allows me to learn things I will never forget. Charleston wreck lawyer Nathan Hughey Just this past week, […]