South Carolina: Lawsuit-Abuse Reform
and Consumer Cost
PACT's tracker for South Carolina: reform status, attributed reporting, and the consumer-cost impact when the legal system is abused.
Reform snapshot
Reform activity in South Carolina has not yet reached national attention, though efforts are advancing.
Third-party litigation funding, billboard-lawyer advertising, and the drag on consumer prices from lawsuit abuse aren't confined to the states we cover most aggressively. Explore the resources below for how those dynamics show up in every state, including South Carolina.
PACT coverage
Reporting and analysis attributed to South Carolina
News & analysis
3- February 25, 2026South Carolina Personal Injury Attorney Pleads Guilty in $1.5M Fraud SchemeFrom 2018 to 2024, a now-suspended personal injury attorney allegedly stole $1.5 million from his law firm and clients, according to public records. The Motley Rice litigation attorney pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud and four…Read
- March 6, 2025Governor McMaster Takes the Lead in South Carolina Tort ReformGovernor Henry McMaster is leading the charge for ending legal abuse in South Carolina, pushing for changes to the state’s civil liability system that will benefit both businesses and consumers. As the state grapples with high insurance…Read
- February 25, 2025South Carolina's Legal Reform Effort Reaches Fever Pitch With $3.5K Tort TaxSouth Carolina’s legal landscape is at a critical crossroad as lawmakers push for meaningful tort reform in response to the state’s concerning “judicial hellhole” ranking, which places them as the third-worst state in the country. The…Read
Background
Read the explainers behind PACT's reform positions
How lawsuit abuse, third-party litigation funding, and legal-advertising excess raise the cost of everyday goods.
OpenNational scorecard of tort-reform progress and documented fraud hot spots across all 50 states.
OpenDeep dive on staged accidents, medical mills, and no-fault fraud — the anatomy of the country's most exploited insurance market.
OpenOriginal polling, cost studies, and litigation-finance analyses underpinning PACT's reform positions.
OpenVoter attitudes on lawsuit abuse, tort reform, and legal-system transparency across battleground states.
OpenReverse-chronological feed of PACT reporting on legal-system reform, fraud enforcement, and insurance-cost impact.
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