Legal Opinion
Steinke v. South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided September 7, 1999No. 24999PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Justice:
Mike and Mary Steinke, the parents and personal representatives of the estate of Zachary Steinke, and Linda Nash Given, the mother and personal representative of the estate of Michael Nash (Respondents), brought wrongful death actions against the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (Department). The jury awarded the statutory beneficiaries of each teenager $1 million in actual damages. Nash’s award was reduced to $900,000 because the jury concluded he was ten percent at fault.1
The trial judge denied Department’s motions for a directed verdict, a…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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- Creech v. South Carolina Wildlife & Marine Resources DepartmentSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
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