Since its initial appearance on the Judicial Hellholes list in 2020, South Carolina asbestos litigation continues to move up. South Carolina has earned a reputation for bias against corporate defendants, unwarranted sanctions, low evidentiary requirements, liability expanding rulings, unfair trials, severe verdicts, a willingness to overturn or modify jury verdicts to benefit plaintiffs, and frequent appointment of a receiver to maximize recoveries from insurers….
By: Goldberg Segalla
By: Goldberg Segalla
