High Court Clarifies Standard for Appeals of Administrative Actions

The Supreme Court of South Carolina has clarified that appeals involving administrative agency actions are governed by the Administrative Procedures Act, which only allows for the appeal of final judgments. Case: Bone v. U.S. Food Service, No. 27153, 08/01/2012, published. Facts: Cathy C. Bone filed a workers' compensation claim form alleging that she injured her back on June 26, 2007, while employed with U.S. Food Service. Her job consisted of power washing and cleaning the insides of truck trailers that transported food, and she said she hurt her back when she lifted two pallets inside a...