James Bernice Moore III

Credibility is like virginity; once you lose it, you can never get it back.

[Chris Pracht @forthepeople864]

How can any legislator back so called Tort Reform. What do we the people get for giving away our rights? Anyone? I know what the insurance industry gets (more money) but what do victims get for the reduction in payout for their legit claims?

[James Bernice Moore III @BooMoore]

Glad to see @PamelaEvette recognizing that civil accountability isn't an obstacle to prosperity - it's the foundation of it. When people are harmed, they deserve a real path to justice. Thank you for standing on the right side of that principle.

[The State Newspaper @thestate]

SC Lt. Gov. Evette: Silfab Solar ‘must be held accountable’ after chemical spill https://t.co/hcG82VwNce

[James Bernice Moore III @BooMoore]

Great to see a dedicated conservative stepping up to lead! Anderson County deserves effective representation in Columbia.

[Kyle White for SC House District 6 @KyleWhiteSC]

I'm proud to announce that I'm running for the South Carolina House of Representatives, District 6. Anderson County needs a strong, conservative Republican voice in Columbia that's effective. If you want more information about my campaign, visit https://t.co/AiBaKT9b1A and follow me on social media.

[James Bernice Moore III @BooMoore]

For those who know us, you know that at Evans Moore, #WeTakeItPersonally. While the work we do is very serious, we had an absolute blast teaming up with Bev and Dial Mom for Murder on this commercial.
#EvenMoreLawFirm #DialMomForMurder

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[James Bernice Moore III @BooMoore]

@FPFPaschal Blenheim ginger ale, bbq sandwich, and chips with a 1/2 chicken to-go. Good clean livin.

[Christian Stegmaier @cstegmaier]

When Discovery Is Ignored, South Carolina Courts Respond—Firmly

In an opinion released this morning (Wednesday, May 21) the South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed sanctions against Atlas Turner, Inc., a Canadian asbestos manufacturer that refused to participate in mandatory discovery in a wrongful death case involving alleged asbestos exposure.

The company declined to produce a Rule 30(b)(6) witness and invoked Canadian “blocking statute” protections to justify its silence. The trial court struck Atlas Turner’s pleadings and appointed a Receiver over its insurance assets. The Supreme Court affirmed, sending a clear message: Parties who choose not to engage in discovery cannot expect the protections of the system while disregarding its responsibilities.

From a defense perspective, this case is a reminder of the critical importance of engaging the process—no matter how difficult the case. The Court emphasized that Rule 30(b)(6) imposes a duty to prepare, not just appear.

Attempts to stall, deflect, or obstruct discovery, especially in coordinated litigation, risk severe consequences, including default.

Justice Hill, writing for the Court: “A lawsuit is not a children’s game, but a serious effort on the part of adult human beings to administer justice.”

Takeaway for the Defense Bar, Especially When Defending Out-Of-State/Country Interests in South Carolina:

Credibility with the court matters. Even in hard cases. Compliance with the rules of procedure is the bare minimum. Strategy should never rely on evasion. It should be built on preparation, candor, and control of the facts.

A Note About South Carolina's Asbestos Docket:

South Carolina maintains one of the most active and coordinated asbestos dockets in the country. Overseen by a dedicated circuit judge, currently The Honorable Jean Hoefer Toal, the asbestos docket is managed through standardized pretrial orders, rigorous scheduling, and mandatory discovery protocols. The goal is to streamline complex litigation involving multiple parties, preserve judicial resources, and ensure timely resolution of cases involving serious illness and wrongful death allegations tied to asbestos exposure.

For defense counsel, the docket presents both challenges and structure. Discovery obligations can be substantial, and the court expects full engagement from all parties. Attempts to delay, avoid, or obstruct the process are met with decisive judicial response. At the same time, the docket's consistency provides an opportunity to develop tailored defense strategies, build institutional knowledge, and navigate repeated claims with increasing efficiency. For those willing to engage in good faith, the system rewards preparation, professionalism, and credibility.

@CollinsandLacy has actively represented some of the world's largest insurers on the Asbestos Docket, both as local counsel and as direct counsel.

Link to full case: https://t.co/iGXVciq0zp

[Chris Pracht @forthepeople864]

🤯🤯🤯 remember this when your insurance company claims they just “must” raise your rates, $55 dollars in profit for each dollar of underwriting loss….unreal

[James Bernice Moore III @BooMoore]

#Allstate numbers tell the real story, yet they’re lobbying SC lawmakers to limit YOUR insurance claims while raising YOUR premiums.

These aren’t struggling companies - they’re profiting off your pain.

[Reform Insurance Now SC @reform_ins_sc]

Allstate Insurance Company
$64,000,000,000 - 2024 Revenue 💰
$4,700,000,000 - 2024 Profit 💰
$26,000,000 - 2024 CEO Salary 💰

All the while, Allstate is denying your claims, increasing your premiums, and lobbying your SC state legislators to pass “tort reform” that limits your recovery of insurance claims.

Let’s put Our State over Allstate!
@HawleyMO @QuiverQuant

[James Bernice Moore III @BooMoore]

Allstate caught red-handed altering evaluations, fudging numbers, and deleting information to underpay policyholders!

And THIS is the same industry pushing for sweeping “tort reform” to make it HARDER for you to hold them accountable.

[Josh Hawley @HawleyMO]

Why is Allstate altering evals, fudging numbers, & deleting info? To push down estimates and leave policyholders empty-handed

Thank you to the whistleblowers who just exposed this to Congress

[James Bernice Moore III @BooMoore]

While SC families & small businesses struggle with skyrocketing insurance costs, Senator Massey turns "tort reform" into a FUNDRAISING MACHINE for his corporate donors - ie Allstate.

He's holding bar/restaurant relief HOSTAGE unless his insurance clients get paid FIRST.

[Reform Insurance Now SC @reform_ins_sc]

While South Carolina families, restaurants, and small businesses struggle with rising insurance costs and shrinking rights, SC Senate leadership is cashing in. 💰🐷💰🐷💰🐷

SC Sen. Shane Massey has turned S. 244 “tort reform” into a massive fundraising tool to rake in campaign checks from Big Insurance and corporate donors. What began as a request to help restaurants and bars facing high liquor liability premiums has become a full scale attack on the rights of every South Carolinian. @shanemassey is refusing to help bars and restaurants with insurance rates UNLESS his Big Insurance company clients are helped FIRST!

HERE IS THE TRUTH:
Sen. Massey does not care if insurance premiums are lowered this year for bars or restaurants because he can use their crisis as another opportunity to rake in more big corporate donations for the next legislative cycle. 💸

This is not conservative reform, it is corporate protection.
Senate leaders are handing out favors to billion dollar insurance companies while hardworking families and locally owned businesses are left exposed and unprotected.

Tell your Senator to Stop the Sellout. Protect South Carolina families and businesses, not Billion Dollar Insurance companies!

✅ Pass House Bill 3497
🚫 Reject Senate Bill 244

#StopS244 #ProtectSC #SCPol #CorporateGreed #StandWithSmallBusiness

[Reform Insurance Now SC @reform_ins_sc]

While South Carolina families, restaurants, and small businesses struggle with rising insurance costs and shrinking rights, SC Senate leadership is cashing in. 💰🐷💰🐷💰🐷

SC Sen. Shane Massey has turned S. 244 “tort reform” into a massive fundraising tool to rake in campaign checks from Big Insurance and corporate donors. What began as a request to help restaurants and bars facing high liquor liability premiums has become a full scale attack on the rights of every South Carolinian. @shanemassey is refusing to help bars and restaurants with insurance rates UNLESS his Big Insurance company clients are helped FIRST!

HERE IS THE TRUTH:
Sen. Massey does not care if insurance premiums are lowered this year for bars or restaurants because he can use their crisis as another opportunity to rake in more big corporate donations for the next legislative cycle. 💸

This is not conservative reform, it is corporate protection.
Senate leaders are handing out favors to billion dollar insurance companies while hardworking families and locally owned businesses are left exposed and unprotected.

Tell your Senator to Stop the Sellout. Protect South Carolina families and businesses, not Billion Dollar Insurance companies!

✅ Pass House Bill 3497
🚫 Reject Senate Bill 244

#StopS244 #ProtectSC #SCPol #CorporateGreed #StandWithSmallBusiness

[James Bernice Moore III @BooMoore]

This video exposes exactly how SC bars & restaurants are being used as PAWNS in the Senate's game!

The House unanimously passed REAL reform months ago, but Senator Massey is holding it hostage to serve his insurance donors.

Why sacrifice local businesses for insurance giants?

[Reform Insurance Now SC @reform_ins_sc]

Our Bars and Restaurants know they are being used by the SC Senate as the “pawn”♟️and “Trojan Horse”🐴 to pass corporate welfare for Big Insurance. Watch this video👇🔽

Months ago, the SC House passed targeted reform to bring down liquor liability insurance rates and help our local bars, restaurants, and family-owned businesses.

But the SC Senate, under @shanemassey, is holding it hostage🔒—fighting instead for billion-dollar insurance giants, chemical manufacturers, and global corporate elites.

Why is Massey siding with out-of-state corporations and big donor special interests—while hard-working South Carolinians pay the price?

We need to Reform Big Insurance Now!

America First means South Carolina First. Pass the fix. Protect our people.

#SCTortReform #SCpol #SCFirst #StopS244

[James Bernice Moore III @BooMoore]

@reform_ins_sc Massey KILLED real liquor liability reform by gutting H.3497 (passed unanimously) to insert his insurance bailout S.244!

SC bars & restaurants could have relief TODAY if he hadn't chosen corporate donors over local businesses.

Put OurState ahead of AllState!

#StopS244

[James Bernice Moore III @BooMoore]

Senator Massey’s pet project #S244 has completely hijacked genuine liquor liability reform to serve insurance companies.

Meanwhile, the House already passed a UNANIMOUS solution that actually helps SC businesses.

Senate: Stop blocking real reform to push your insurance bailout!

[Nick Reynolds @IAmNickReynolds]

Caught up with House Judiciary Committee Weston Newton earlier today on the status of liquor liability/tort reform in the General Assembly amid a reported delay in negotiations with the Senate...

Takeaways in the thread below

https://t.co/KEwPdvEjVm

[James Bernice Moore III @BooMoore]

@NancyMace Unhinged

[Reform Insurance Now SC @reform_ins_sc]

🚨SC Bars & Restaurants are being sold out by SC Senator Shane Massey & Insurance Companies🚨

We previously warned that Sen. Massey was using bars and restaurants as a TROJAN HORSE to pass special interest legislation favoring out of state insurance companies and corporate donors.

Yesterday, S.C. Senator Shane Massey KILLED liquor liability reform this year!
Specifically, the S.C. Senate had the chance to pass H. 3497, a liquor liability reform bill that passed the S.C. House unanimously. This bill delivered immediate relief to bars and restaurants. Rather than pass H. 3497, Senator Massey forced an amendment that DELETED H. 3497 (liquor liability reform) and replaced it with his controversial omnibus Big Insurance Bailout Bill S. 244. If Senator Massey had allowed a vote on H. 3497, liquor liability reform would have passed overwhelmingly and it would have been SIGNED INTO LAW by Governor McMaster!

Instead, Senator Massey chose to hijack the process and place out-of-state special interests over our local bars and restaurants. He chose to protect the financial interest of insurance companies, businesses that pollute our groundwater with forever chemicals (PFAS), and out of state trucking companies— all heavy donors to the @scsenategop. 💸 Just ask Sen. Massey to tell you how much these special interests have donated to the SC Senate Republican Caucus PAC!

We could have REAL liquor liability reform NOW, but Senator Massey chose his personal pet project (S. 244) over providing the much-needed help for our hospitality industry.

It’s time for Sen. Massey to put OurState ahead of AllState!

[Attorney Trey Harrell @TreyHelps]

Small businesses shouldn’t be pawns in political games!!

We had the fix: H.3497. A true liquor liability reform bill. Instead? It’s been hijacked and morphed into S.244—an insurance industry wishlist.

https://t.co/cz6E94GOW0

[James Bernice Moore III @BooMoore]

H.3497 passed unanimously while S.244 fractured the Senate. That speaks volumes.

This is about choosing between protecting innocent victims or shielding wrongdoers and their insurers.

We can fix liquor liability WITHOUT sacrificing justice.

[The Post and Courier @postandcourier]

Commentary: Victims can't be left out of SC tort reform debate https://t.co/mIcgr60cNY

[James Bernice Moore III @BooMoore]

@Pluvlaw

[James Bernice Moore III @BooMoore]

A defense story as old as time.

[Pluvlaw @Pluvlaw]

When the going gets tough, the tough get…to rehab.

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