In The News-June 11, 2021
South Carolina Has Become A “Hotspot” For Asbestos Lawsuits: In the last three years, there has been a 138% increase in the number of asbestos cases filed in South Carolina, with almost three-quarters of them filed by a Texas law firm that now dominates the state’s asbestos litigation. A new opinion piece by Otis Rawl, the former executive director of the South Carolina Coalition for Lawsuit Reform, looks at why this has happened and what can be done to improve the state’s legal climate. (Legal Newsline)