ATRF names SC Asbestos Litigation #3 on list of “Judicial Hellholes”
There is no place in America where defendants experience a litigation environment that is as unbalanced as the South Carolina asbestos court. Sources say South Carolina had a 300% increase in asbestos case filings from 2024 to 2025—the largest percentage increase in the nation, by far. Not only are South Carolina defendants feeling the pain, but the state court is now exporting its Judicial Hellholes® practices abroad by improperly appointing receivers over foreign entities, extending its overreach beyond U.S. borders.
S.C. asbestos judge approves another mysterious fund
COLUMBIA, S.C. – A U.K. company is begging the South Carolina Supreme Court to intervene after the state’s asbestos judge approved a settlement that sends money into a secret trust controlled by a plaintiff attorney who can disburse the funds as he sees fit.
Toxic Justice, Part 4: Courtroom Collusion
A closed loop of power and influence…
Toxic Justice, Part 3: The Fishing Expeditions
Decades-old insurance contracts have become the new gold mine in South Carolina’s asbestos racket…
Toxic Justice, Part 2: The Receivership Enterprise
Inside the secretive system of court-appointed receiverships fueling asbestos litigation…
Court: Lawyer running S.C. asbestos ATM with a ‘bludgeon’
A seemingly exasperated U.K. judge called a South Carolina lawyer “the man with the bludgeon” who is ignoring a global injunction by asserting control over a British company that is subject to U.K. jurisdiction and has never done business in his state.
South Carolina’s Asbestos Docket Under Global Scrutiny as October 20th Trial Nears
The legal battles unfolding within the South Carolina asbestos docket, especially those challenging receivership authority over solvent foreign entities, pose a critical threat to international business confidence in the state.
Toxic Justice, Part 1: The South Carolina Asbestos Machine
How a dying elderly woman’s lawsuit opened a window into a court system where dead companies are resurrected — and political power shields the players pulling the strings.
South Carolina jury rejects talc claims in latest trial
A South Carolina jury rejected claims Johnson & Johnson talcum powder caused a man’s cancer after a trial marked by multiple defense requests for a mistrial over the judge’s pro-plaintiff rulings.
Judge Toal struggles to save asbestos model she invented
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The judge in charge of South Carolina’s one-of-a-kind asbestos docket is struggling to preserve a system she created as the state’s highest court has placed tight restrictions on her ability to empower a local personal injury lawyer to collect money for plaintiffs and their attorneys.