Myrtle Beach lifeguard company at fault in 2018 drowning loses $21 million payout appeal

An SC court just upheld a nearly $21m verdict against a Myrtle Beach lifeguard company. Here’s why.

The S.C. Court of Appeals has upheld a nearly $21 million jury verdict against a Myrtle Beach lifeguard company. The beach service was sued after a Maryland man drowned in the ocean in 2018.

Myrtle Beach lifeguard company at fault in 2018 drowning loses $21 million payout appeal

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) -- A Myrtle Beach-based lifeguarding company found liable for the 2018 drowning death of a Maryland man remains on the hook for one of the largest wrongful death payouts in South Carolina history. The state's Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a 2023 jury verdict against Lack's Beach Service that awarded nearly $21 million to Zerihun Wolde's estate. "As discussed throughout this opinion, we find there was plentiful ev…

Lack's Beach Service must pay family $20.7 million for wrongful drowning death MyrtleBeachSC News

Lack’s Beach Service has been found liable for the 2018 drowning death of a Maryland man. An appeals court is awarding the man’s estate the largest wrongful death payout in South Carolina history. A 3 person Court of Appeals in the state affirmed a jury decision from 2023 that granted Zerihun Wolde’s estate almost $21 million in a case against Lack’s Beach Service. “As discussed throughout this opinion, we find there was plentiful evidence that …