Jurisdiction Intelligence Report
Personal Injury Case Values in South Carolina (2026)
Data-driven verdict and settlement analysis for Personal Injury cases in South Carolina. Median outcome: $10.4M across 2 tracked cases.
Verdicts Tracked
2
Median Outcome
$10.4M
Mean Outcome
$10.4M
Range
$89K–$20.7M
Verdict Distribution
| Range | Cases | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| $50K–$250K | 1 | 50% |
| $5M+ | 1 | 50% |
Key Valuation Factors
Severity and permanence of plaintiff's injuriesDegree of defendant's negligence and comparative fault allocationQuality and clarity of liability evidenceEconomic damages including lost wages and medical expensesDefendant's ability to pay or insurance coverage limits
Key Trends & Insights
Personal Injury verdicts in South Carolina show an extraordinarily wide range in outcomes, spanning from $89K to $20.7M based on available tracked cases, suggesting that case-specific facts and injury severity play a dominant role in valuation. The $20.7M verdict in Meswaet Abel v. Lack's Beach Service (2025) indicates that South Carolina juries are willing to award substantial damages in cases involving serious harm, particularly in premises liability or recreational negligence contexts. However, with only two data points available, these figures should be interpreted cautiously, as the dataset is too limited to identify reliable directional trends.
Notable Cases
Meswaet Abel v. Lack's Beach Service
$20.7M
A Maryland man drowned at Myrtle Beach while lifeguards using a dangerous 'dual-role' system were distracted by commercial sales duties. The South Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed the jury verdict in 2025.
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Green v. McGee
$89K
This case involved an unusual car wreck where Green sued both Hudgins and McGee, claiming both were at fault even though the only collision was between McGee's vehicle and hers. The jury found McGee 60% at fault and Hudgins 40% at fault, and found both acted recklessly, willfully, and wantonly.
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