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06/03/24  |  Civil Litigation

Newly Added Rule 26(b)(4)(D) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure

Excluding Expert Exchanges: Protecting Attorney-Expert Communications Recently, the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure were amended to add a protection that is already recognized by federal courts: the Attorney-Expert protection. The newly…

03/31/24  |  News and Events

Wilson Litigation Team Obtains Summary Judgment in Premises Liability Matter 

Hedrick Gardner Partner Rob Wilson and Associate Tatiana Terry obtained summary judgment for the owner of an apartment complex in a premises liability case.  The case involved a thorough analysis of the recent…

02/26/24  |  News and Events

General Legislature Passes Significant Changes to Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law

By Allen C. Smith, Brooks P. Miller, Julianna Grant, and Austin R. Walsh On September 22, 2023, Senate Bill 452, An Act to Make Various Changes to the Insurance Laws of North…

01/30/24  |  News and Events

Rob Wilson Appointed as Hedrick Gardner’s Raleigh Office Managing Partner

January 2024 — Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP is proud to announce Rob Wilson has been appointed as the firm’s new managing partner of its Raleigh office, effective January 1, 2024.…

01/18/24  |  Medicare Set-Asides and Medicare Compliance

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Confirms Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) Rules Regarding Mandatory Insurer Reporting for Non-Group Health Plans (NGHP)

CMS held a webinar on January 18, 2024, where it provided clarification of the rules regarding the issuance of CMPs for late Section 111 reporting of the ongoing responsibility for medicals (ORM)…

11/02/23  |  News and Events

Hedrick Gardner Recognized as a Best Law Firm by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2024

November 2, 2023. Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP received several top rankings in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2024 “Best Law Firms” report. The firm received Tier 1 regional rankings, the highest…

10/13/23  |  Medicare Set-Asides and Medicare Compliance

CMS Increasing Threshold for Liability Settlements – Fixed Percentage Option

The Fixed Percentage Option Threshold will Increase to $10,000.00 for Liability Settlements on October 2, 2023 says The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Since November 7, 2011, the Centers for…

11/03/22  |  News and Events

Hedrick Gardner Recognized as a Best Law Firm by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2023

November 3, 2022. Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP received several top rankings in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2023 “Best Law Firms” report. The firm received Tier 1 regional rankings, the highest…

05/05/22  |  Trucking and Transportation Law

NC Court of Appeals Clarifies Calculation of Underinsured Motorist Coverage

by Austin Walsh On 5/3/22, the North Carolina Court Appeals published its decision in Tutterow v. Hall, et al. and changed the way Underinsured Motorist (UIM) carriers calculate the coverage available for…

03/03/22  |  News and Events

N.C. Farm Bureau v. Dana: Bringing Common Sense Back to Underinsured Motorist Law

by Austin R. Walsh North Carolina – On 12/17/21, the NC Supreme Court issued its opinion in North Carolina Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., Inc. v. Dana , which clarifies the maximum…