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Timestamp: 2019-04-22 12:54:03+00:00

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C. Mitchell Brown practices in the areas of appellate law, business litigation, bad faith insurance defense, regulatory practice, and premises liability. He has also represented attorneys in disciplinary proceedings. He is the leader of the Firm's appellate practice group.
Allegro v. Scully, et al., 733 S.E.2d 114 (S.C. Ct. App. 2012) (court reversing $2 million+ verdict based on evidentiary error).
American Petroleum Inst. v. S.C. Dep't of Revenue, 677 S.E.2d 16 (S.C. 2009) (court striking down legislation as unconstitutional).
Bowman v. State Roofing Co., 616 S.E.2d 699 (S.C. 2005) (court reversing Worker’s Compensation Commission ruling and finding premium service company’s insurance cancellation procedures proper under statutory scheme).
Branham v. Ford Motor Co., 701 S.E.2d 203 (S.C. 2010) (court ordering new trial, reversing $31 million products liability verdict).
Cockrell v. Hillerich & Bradsby Co., 611 S.E.2d 505 (S.C. 2005) (court setting forth conservative personal jurisdiction analysis in affirming trial court’s decision to dismiss brain damage case).
Crossmann Cmtys. of N.C., Inc. v. Harleysville Mut. Ins. Co., 717 S.E. 2d 589 (S.C. 2011) (court reversing $7.2 million judgment in insurance coverage case, in part; adopts "time on risk" allocation theory).
Doctors Hosp. of Augusta, L.L.C. v. CompTrust AGC Workers' Comp. Trust Fund, 636 S.E.2d 862 (S.C. 2006) (court ruling that South Carolina Worker's Compensation Commission had no jurisdiction over fee disputes relating to out-of-state medical services by out-of-state provider).
Edge v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 623 S.E.2d 387 (S.C. 2005) (court adopting the “filed rate” doctrine expressly for the first time in South Carolina).
Eldeco, Inc. v. Charleston County Sch. Dist., 642 S.E.2d 726 (S.C. 2007) (court construing construction contract form used in numerous construction projects).
Farmer v. Monsanto Corp., 579 S.E.2d 325 (S.C. 2003) (court ruling that South Carolina’s “door closing” statute prohibits nationwide class actions in South Carolina state courts).
Garvin v. BI-LO, Inc., 541 S.E.2d 831 (S.C. 2001) (court declining to permit premises liability case to go forward on merchandise display theory absent notice that the display in the store at the time was dangerous).
Guffey v. Columbia/Colleton Reg'l Hosp., Inc., (S.C. 2005) (court affirming directed verdict in medical malpractice wrongful death case, holding that evidence exclusion was harmless error).
Henderson v. Allied Signal Inc., 644 S.E.2d 724 (S.C. 2007) (court adopting Lohrmann test for proving actionable asbestos exposure in South Carolina).
Howell v. United States Fid. & Guar. Ins. Co., 636 S.E.2d 626 (S.C. 2006) (in a case of first impression, court holding that South Carolina law does not require an insurer providing only voluntary liability coverage for hired and non-owned automobiles to make an offer of under-insured motorist coverage).
Jackson v. Sanford, et al., 731 S.E. 2d 722 (S.C. 2011) (court ruling that Governor's veto message was unconstitutional).
Jamison v. Anderson Oil, 684 S.E.2d 168 (S.C. 2009) (court setting aside $30 million verdict set aside, ruling that trial court should have granted directed verdict as to plaintiff's agency theory).
McCullough v. Goodrich & Pennington Mortg. Fund, Inc., 644 S.E.2d 43 (S.C. 2007) (in a case of first impression, court holding that South Carolina law does not recognize a secured creditor's right to bring a claim against a third party for causing a reduction in value of the secured party's collateral).
Newell v. Trident Med. Ctr., 597 S.E.2d 776 (S.C. 2004) (court setting aside $10.5 million verdict, ruling that trial court should have granted directed verdict as to plaintiff’s informed consent and agency theories).
Schulmeyer v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 579 S.E.2d 132 (S.C. 2003) (in a case involving a nationwide split of authority, court ruling that South Carolina law does not require insurers to pay for diminution in market value of adequately repaired vehicles).
Simmons v. Mark Lift Indus., Inc., 622 S.E.2d 213 (S.C. 2005) (in a case involving a nationwide split of authority, court ruling that South Carolina will maintain the most conservative of the nationally available “successor liability” tests).
Sulton v. HealthSouth Corp., 734 S.E.2d 641 (S.C. 2012) (court reversing $12.3 million medical malpractice verdict).
Watson v. Ford Motor Co., 699 S.E. 2d 169 (S.C. 2010) (court reversing $18 million products liability sudden acceleration verdict and directing that judgment as a matter of law be entered for defendant).
Wilson v. Style Crest Prods., Inc., 627 S.E.2d 733 (S.C. 2006) (in a case involving a nationwide split of authority, court ruling that class cannot recover under South Carolina law for allegedly defective mobile home anchoring systems when no injury as a result of such anchors was proven).
WMW, Inc. v. American Honda (Ga. 2012) (Georgia Supreme Court restrictively defining relevant market area).

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