Douglas Jennings Law Firm, LLC
P.O. Drawer 995, 151 Broad Street, Bennettsville, SC 29512, Bennettsville, SC 29512
4.8(39 reviews)About Douglas Jennings Law Firm, LLC
Douglas Jennings Law Firm, LLC represents clients in personal injury, medical malpractice, and insurance bad faith cases across South Carolina. The firm operates from offices in Bennettsville and Charleston, serving the Pee Dee Region and surrounding counties. Its legal team includes Douglas Jennings, Jr., a former state legislator with over four decades of experience, and Hon. J. Michael Baxley, a retired Circuit Judge. The firm has secured significant results, including a $23 million settlement in a tractor-trailer collision case.
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$23.1M
Tractor-Trailer Collision, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury
Represented the driver of a vehicle that was struck by a tractor-trailer. There were two other passengers in our client’s vehicle: his sister who was killed in the collision and his friend who was, like our client, severely injured. Together all three cases settled at mediation.
$10.7M
Auto Accident, Wrongful Death
Automobile accident where three children were killed and another child was seriously and permanently injured. Sued at-fault driver (high on crack cocaine) and recovery center. Case went to trial in Marlboro County and the jury awarded $10,650,000 in actual and punitive damages, the largest verdict ever obtained in Marlboro County. Subsequently settled upon confidential terms.
$7.5M
Dram Shop, Wrongful Death
Represented the Estate of a young woman killed by a drunk driver. Drunk driver was served alcohol at a chain restaurant before purchasing more alcohol from a gas station. Lawsuit against both settled just before trial.
$4.2M
Wrongful Death, Negligence
Client died after a thermal pest treatment was applied to her home. Exterminator technician told client she could re-enter her home two to four hours after the heat treatment rather than the required twelve hours. Client was found dead the next morning, cause of death was heat exposure resulting in multi-organ failure.
$3.8M
Truck Accident, Negligence, Personal Injury
Settlement for clients rear-ended by a distracted tractor-trailer driver talking on his cell phone. Achieved after the third day of trial in federal court. Trucking company agreed to ban cell phone usage for drivers.
$3.8M
Car Accident, Personal Injury
Bennettsville couple received a $3.75 Million settlement after being rear-ended.