SC lawmakers pass bill to address liquor liability crisis

Week in review: S.C. House members get first look at 2025-26 state budget - Statehouse

Members of the S.C. House on Monday will start consideration of the $14.1 billion state budget, a document they’ve been reviewing for the last week or so.   The post Week in review: S.C. House members get first look at 2025-26 state budget appeared first on Charleston City Paper.

South Carolina Lawsuit Reform Battle: State Of Play

Shane Massey's bill has been dealt a decisive defeat, but is tort reform really dead?

Resistance to South Carolina's tort-reform bill comes from lawyer-senators

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - A proposed tort-reform bill in South Carolina has hit its first snag, as three senators, two of whom are personal injury lawyers, threw up a roadblock of an amendment that guts the legislation.The bill, S. 244, was the subject of a press conference held March 5 by Gov. Henry McMaster and targets the share of verdicts defendants are forced to pay in the state. It is designed to help companies forced to pay entire…

South Carolina House debates bill to cut insurance rates for bars

The South Carolina House of Representatives is debating a bill leaders call 'a top priority.'

SC lawmakers pass bill to address liquor liability crisis

The South Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill to address skyrocketing insurance costs that have put bars, restaurants across the state at risk of closure.

South Carolina House passes bill to cut liquor liability costs for businesses

The bill passed unanimously Thursday in the House. It would allow South Carolina bars to lower their liability requirement through a new program.