Firm Fails to State Viable Claim Against Commission

The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a law firm failed to state a viable claim against the Workers’ Compensation Commission for its failure to inform the firm about a hearing to approve a settlement. Case: Kelaher, Connell & Conner PC v. South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission, 09/08/2021, published. Facts: In July 2007, Bruce Nadolny retained the law firm of Kelaher, Connell & Conner PC to represent him in a workers’ compensation claim. KCC entered into mediation of the claim on behalf of Nadolny, and he agreed to accept a $120,000 s...