South Carolina Coalition For Lawsuit Reform

SC state representative forged client’s signature, stole client funds, lawsuit alleges The lawsuit accuses Marvin Pendarvis, a state representative from Charleston, of deceiving one of his legal clients, forging his signature and attempting to pay him using other client’s funds.

S.533 has been placed on special order in the SC Senate. Call your Senators, and tell them to . Find your Senator here: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/legislatorssearch.php

What's Really Going on with Liquor Liability in South Carolina? - FITSNews Small businesses are drowning under South Carolina's wildly unfair and impractical liquor liability laws. Is a solution in sight?

Coalition advocates for passage of the South Carolina Justice Act - Soda City Biz WIRE The South Carolina Coalition for Lawsuit Reform (SCCLR) recently gathered on the State House steps to address longstanding issues with the state's legal liability system and to rally for the passage of the South Carolina Justice Act. The briefing focused on the adverse impacts of current South Carol...

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It was a "Great day in South Carolina," yesterday. Thanks to Senator Shane Massey, Senator Ross Turner, Rep. Mark Smith, and all of our business leaders for coming out to .

Home | S.C. Coalition for Lawsuit Reform The South Carolina Coalition for Lawsuit Reform serves as the united voice for the business community on tort and workers’ compensation issues; coordinating lobbying, legal, grassroots, and public relations activities.

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Call your Senators and ask them to support S.533 and

The Coalition is here to hear from the House Liquor Liability Insurance AdHoc committee. Interested to hear what they have to say, but the only way to fix this issue is to .

Tort reform, school funding among issues South Carolina lawmakers likely to face (The Center Square) — Tort reform, school funding and a push to expand Medicaid could be among the issues South Carolina lawmakers consider when they return to Columbia on Tuesday.

Sorry to hear this rally has been canceled. We'll keep you posted on when it is rescheduled.

enjoyed hosting local opinion leaders this afternoon. We look forward to hosting more in-district meetings to discuss the issues important to the Business Community, like the .

Well said, Mr. Hardee. Thanks for helping spread the word.

Key Business leader Benjy Hardee says it's time to elect people who support tort reform Benji Hardee has been among the most influential business leaders in Horry County for the past 30 years. He wants tort reform.

South Carolina must update liability laws to attract new businesses. Read more:

Letters: South Carolina must update liability laws to attract new businesses South Carolina prides itself on being a conservative, pro-business state. We often hear the governor and legislative leaders talk about the state’s competitiveness in favorable terms when securing economic development

Did you know that 86.95% of voters supported civil liability reform on last year's South Carolina GOP primary ballot advisory question?

Join the South Carolina Coalition for Lawsuit Reform as we push for commonsense reforms to create a more fair civil justice system in South Carolina.

Home | S.C. Coalition for Lawsuit Reform The South Carolina Coalition for Lawsuit Reform serves as the united voice for the business community on tort and workers’ compensation issues; coordinating lobbying, legal, grassroots, and public relations activities.

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Home | S.C. Coalition for Lawsuit Reform The South Carolina Coalition for Lawsuit Reform serves as the united voice for the business community on tort and workers’ compensation issues; coordinating lobbying, legal, grassroots, and public relations activities.

S.533, The South Carolina Justice Act, is scheduled to receive additional debate and testimony in a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing tomorrow at 11:30am EST.

You can watch the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee proceedings here:

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South Carolina’s business community needs your help!

Visit http://sclawsuitreform.org and sign up for our newsletter to learn more about how the SC Justice Act will protect SC jobs and small businesses!

Home | S.C. Coalition for Lawsuit Reform The South Carolina Coalition for Lawsuit Reform serves as the united voice for the business community on tort and workers’ compensation issues; coordinating lobbying, legal, grassroots, and public relations activities.

South Carolina's yearly legal costs make up 2.5% of the state’s annual GDP. Businesses are paying for many of these costs through high liability insurance premiums and litigation costs.

South Carolina needs civil liability reform NOW to remain a competitive state to do business in.

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Lawsuit Reform - SC Chamber We are focused on improving South Carolina's legal climate. South Carolina needs to base fault on a fair share of liability, not deepest pockets.

Check out the recent op-ed below by Paul Edwards, Business Development Manager at Reeves Construction Company in Duncan, S.C., on the urgent need for civil liability reform in the Palmetto State.

Guest Column: South Carolina Needs Civil Liability Reform - FITSNews "We only want a fair system ..."

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We are asking the South Carolina General Assembly to support jobs and small businesses this legislative session.

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Home | S.C. Coalition for Lawsuit Reform The South Carolina Coalition for Lawsuit Reform serves as the united voice for the business community on tort and workers’ compensation issues; coordinating lobbying, legal, grassroots, and public relations activities.

South Carolina’s civil justice system is severely out of balance. The current system is not fair to South Carolinians who are working hard to create jobs and grow our state’s economy. Parties should be held responsible for harms and injuries they cause, but not the harmful actions of others.

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Advisory Question 3 on the June 14, 2022 Republican Primary Ballot asked voters to select yes or no to the following question:

In a situation where there is more than one person responsible for damages in a lawsuit, do you support changing South Carolina law so that each person should pay damages based on that person’s actual share of fault?

The response to this question shows a strong desire for reform, as 315,504 Republican primary voters voted “Yes.” This question received 86.95% votes in favor and only 13.05% against. This was the highest percentage total—and the highest actual number of votes—received by any candidate or item on the Republican primary ballot.

South Carolina's civil justice system is severely out of balance. Our state’s civil justice system has drifted further and further away from the conservative, pro-growth positions championed by state leaders for decades.

Many of South Carolina's small businesses, the backbone of our economy, are one lawsuit away from going out of business.

It's time for common-sense reform in South Carolina. Help support the SC Justice Act by visiting our website to learn more:

www.sclawsuitreform.org/

Home | S.C. Coalition for Lawsuit Reform The South Carolina Coalition for Lawsuit Reform serves as the united voice for the business community on tort and workers’ compensation issues; coordinating lobbying, legal, grassroots, and public relations activities.

“The current system in South Carolina penalizes businesses, especially small businesses, at the expense of a handful of trial attorneys,” said Elizabeth Trenbeath, President of Snelling Staffing Services of the Midlands and current NFIB Leadership Committee chair. “My business is always one lawsuit away from going out of business. This bill is an important step in the right direction to making sure we will be able to keep our employees on the payroll in the event of a lawsuit.”

South Carolina Senate introduces tort reform legislation; focuses on percentage of fault The South Carolina Senate introduced legislation to reform the state's civil liability laws by having businesses responsible for paying damages equivalent to th