Stanley Law Firm

$6.8M

Civil Litigation (Construction Defects)

Stanley Personal Injury Lawyers, along with co-counsel Kelaher, Connell, and Connor, received a jury verdict for their client in the amount of $6,750,000 against a developer/general contractor. This case involved a nine building, 111 unit condominium project known as the Wedgewood Condominium Association (“HOA”) in the Barefoot Resort area of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Through investigations by a forensic architect, the HOA identified numerous violations of building code, industry standards, and manufacturer specifications by the developer/general contractor from original construction. As a result of the construction violations, the HOA brought suit against the developer/general contractor for several causes of action including negligence, breach of implied warranties, breach of fiduciary duty, and unfair trade practices. Approximately thirty parties were involved in the case and the matter was heavily litigated over a five-year period with extensive discovery processes and depositions of witnesses and expert witnesses. Although the case had been mediated on at least two separate occasions, the parties failed to settle the case prior to the trial date. Trial began on May 22, 2023 and lasted for five days. In its case in chief, the HOA put up a former HOA President, a forensic architect, and an estimator. After deliberating for about four hours, the jury returned a verdict for the HOA for $6,750,000.

$6.2M

Auto Wreck

Prior to a scheduled trial date, defendants settled an auto wreck case for $6.2 million dollars. In this case, Stanley Personal Injury Lawyers client was killed in a single car collision where numerous defendants were found negligent.

$5.1M

Civil Litigation (Construction Defects)

Stanley Personal Injury Lawyers represented a Myrtle Beach homeowners association in a lawsuit against the condominium’s original developer involving civil litigation claims against the condominium’s original developer, general contractor, and subcontractors for damages arising out of defects in the condominium’s exterior building envelope. On the day before trial, the defendants settled for $5.1 million dollars.

$3.8M

Civil Litigation

Civil Litigation

$2M

Product Defect

Product Defect

$1.8M

Civil Litigation (Construction Defects)

Stanley Personal Injury Lawyers represented a local homeowners association in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina that was suffering interior water intrusion at numerous locations. Stanley Personal Injury Lawyers hired a forensic architect and contractor that led to the discovery of defective construction especially at windows, doors, and exterior siding. The defendants settled for $1.8 million dollars.