Supreme Court Revives Self-Insurance Trust Fund Members' Suit Against Board

The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that a group of disgruntled members of a self-insured workers’ compensation fund can proceed with their claims against the board of trustees for rerouting the fund’s assets in a failed effort to start up a new insurance company. Case: Patterson v. Witter, No. 27841, 09/05/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: The South Carolina Home Builders Self Insurers Fund was created by the Home Builders Association of South Carolina for the purpose of fulfilling its members’ obligation to provide workers’ compensation coverage for ...