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SOUTH CAROLINA CHOICE OF LAW
Choice of Law | Admission of Extrinsic Evidence | Insurer Allocation | Pre-Tender Fees | Statute of Limitations |
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Where the insurance policy covers risks located within South Carolina, the law of South Carolina will be applied | Facts known to the insurer | If one claim is potentially covered, must defend entire suit | Not Addressed | 3 years |
Sangamo Weston, Inc. v. National Sur. Corp, 414 S.E.2d 127, 130 (S.C. 1992) | City of Hartsville v. South Carolina Mun. Ins. & Risk Financing Fund, , 382 S.C. 535, 544 (S.C. 2009) | Town of Duncan v. State Budget & Control Board Div. of Ins. Servs., 482 S.E.2d 768, 774 (S.C. Ct. App. 1997) | (S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-530) |
Pre-Judgment Interest | Late Notice | Public Policy Bar | Independent Counsel | Atty's Fees/Decl. Relief Action |
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8.75% | Notice-prejudice | Not a bar to indemnity | Actual, not potential conflict required to secure insurer-funded defense through independent counsel | Recoverable |
(S.C. Code Ann. § 34-31-20 A) | Vermont Mut. Ins. Co. v. Singleton by & Through Singleton, 446 S.E.2d 417, 421-22 (S.C. 1994) | Holmes v. McKay, 513 S.E.2d 851, 856 (S.C. Ct. App. 1999) | Twin City Fire Ins. Co. v. Ben Arnold-Sunbelt Beverage Co. of S.C., 433 F.3d 365, 374 (4th Cir. 2005) | First Fin. Ins. Co. v. Sea Island Sport Fishing Soc’y, Inc., 490 S.E.2d 257, 259 (S.C. 1997) |