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Veteran Commissioner Resigns amid Controversy over Death Case

Friday, November 18, 2011 | 0

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefA veteran member and former chairman of the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission (WCC) abruptly resigned his post on Wednesday over allegations that he threatened to "put the wood" to a courier firm named as a defendant in a death-benefit case over which he was presiding.Commissioner David W. Huffstetler, 62, said he sent Gov. Nikki Haley a letter of resignation stating, "After prayerful consideration, I believe it is time for me to leave."In an interview with WorkCompCentral on Thursday, Huffstetler said he decided to resign rather than ...

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