Stephen P. Groves, Sr. practices in the Litigation and Insurance Groups. Mr. Groves practice includes Commercial Litigation, Appellate Practice and International Law. Mr. Groves has served on the editorial board of the South Carolina Lawyer and as a contributor to South Carolina Jurisprudence. In addition, Mr. Groves has served as a contributor or contributing editor to a number of publications. Among them, South Carolina Civil Procedure and The Law of Domestic Relations in South Carolina, the ABA TIPS' Property Insurance Law Committee's Annotations to the Standard Fire and Homeowners Insurance Policy and Property Insurance Issues in Catastrophe losses. Additionally, Mr. Groves serves as an editor of the CGL Reporter, a chapter contributor to Misrepresentation in Life, Health, and Disability Insurance Process: A National Survey, a chapter contributor to Superseding and Staying Judgments: A National Compendium, and an editor of the ABA TIPS' Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee's CGL Handbook. Mr. Groves came to Nexsen Pruet from Young Clement Rivers & Tisdale, LLP where he was a Partner and one of the firm's litigation attorneys. Reported Decisions Builders Mutual Ins. Co. v. R Design Const. Co., LLC, ___ F.Supp.2d ___ (D.S.C. 2010) (2010 WL 2079741) Jessco, Inc. v. Builders Mutual Insurance Company, ___ F.Supp.2d ___ (D.S.C. 2010) (2010 WL 419920, filed 29 January 2010); Builders Mutual Insurance Company v. Kalman Construction Corporation, ___ F.Supp.2d ___ (D.S.C. 2009) (2009 WL 4807003, filed 8 December 2010); Too Tacky Partnership v. South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, 386 S.C. 32, 686 S.E.2d 194 (Ct.App. 2009); Jessco, Inc. v. Builders Mutual Insurance Company, ___ F.Supp.2d ___ (D.S.C. 2009) (2009 WL 3065210, filed 22 September 2009); Auto-Owners Insurance Company v. Newman, 385 S.C. 187, 684 S.E.2d 541 (2009); AJG Holdings, LLC v. Dunn, 382 S.C. 43, 674 S.E.2d 505 (Ct.App. 2009); Beachfront Entertainment, Inc. v. Town of Sullivan's Island, 379 S.C. 602, 666 S.E.2d 912 (2008); and Charleston Trident Home Builders, Inc. v. Town Council of Town of Summerville, 369 S.C. 498, 632 S.E.2d 864 (2006) Schramm, Inc. v. Shipco Transport, Inc., 364 F.3d 560 (4th Cir. 2004) Robertson v. First Union Nat. Bank, 357 S.C. 191, 592 S.E.2d 625 (2004) Colleton Preparatory Academy, Inc. v. Beazer East, Inc., 223 F.R.D. 401 (D.S.C. 2004) Charleston Dry Cleaners & Laundry, Inc. v. Zurich American Ins. Co., 355 S.C. 614, 586 S.E.2d 586 (2003) Huggins v. Citibank, N.A., 355 S.C. 329, 585 S.E.2d 275 (2003) Dawkins v. Fields, 354 S.C. 58, 580 S.E.2d 433 (2003) Sabb v. South Carolina State University, 350 S.C. 416, 567 S.E.2d 231 (2002) Ness v. Eckerd Corp., 350 S.C. 399, 566 S.E.2d 193 (Ct.App. 2002) State v. Henderson, 347 S.C. 455, 556 S.E.2d 691 (Ct.App. 2001) Jackson v. Doe, 342 S.C. 552, 537 S.E.2d 567 (Ct.App. 2000) Welch v. Epstein, 342 S.C. 279, 536 S.E.2d 408 (Ct.App. 2000) I'On, L.L.C. v. Town of Mt. Pleasant, 338 S.C. 406, 526 S.E.2d 716 (2000) Coward Hund Const. Co., Inc. v. Ball Corp., 336 S.C. 1, 518 S.E.2d 56 (Ct.App. 1999) Ex parte First Charleston Corp., 329 S.C. 31, 495 S.E.2d 423 (1998) Peoples Program for Endangered Species v. Sexton, 323 S.C. 526, 476 S.E.2d 477 (1996) Henggeler v. Hanson, 333 S.C. 598, 510 S.E.2d 722 (Ct.App. 1998) News 62 Attorneys Named to the 2012 Edition of Best Lawyers® Nexsen Pruet is proud to announce that 62 of its attorneys have been named to the 2012 edition of Best Lawyers®. Fifty-nine Attorneys Selected for Best Lawyers in America®; Five Practice Areas Listed Among Top in the Carolinas Nexsen Pruet is proud to announce that 59 of its attorneys have been named to the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers®. Fifty-eight Attorneys Selected for Best Lawyers in America® Fifty-eight Nexsen Pruet attorneys will be included in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Nexsen Pruet Elects Nine New Members Nexsen Pruet announced that J. David Black, Amy Harmon Geddes, Stephen P. Groves, Sr., Gregory T. Higgins, Joseph M. Kahn, Christopher A. Ogiba, Brian T. Price, J. Frederick Reames, III, and Jeffrey S. Tibbals have been elected Members (partners) of the firm. Nexsen Pruet Relocates Charleston Office To Victoria Center Nexsen Pruet, LLC has relocated its Charleston office to Victoria Center, a 72,000-square-foot Class-A building located in the heart of downtown. Experienced Attorneys Join Nexsen Pruet Nexsen Pruet has expanded its Litigation Team for the second time this year, as attorneys H. Michael Bowers and Stephen P. Groves, Sr., have joined the firm's Charleston, S.C., office. Publications On the Docket Blog Mission Statement: Each day there are developments in appellate courts that could affect business in the Carolinas and beyond. Carolinas Insurance Litigation - Legal Review This edition contains the following articles: - Bad Faith in Absence of Breach of Insurance Contract? - Certificates of Insurance and Additional Insureds. The Carolinas Insurance Litigation Review This issue of the Carolinas Insurance Litigation Review includes: - "Challenging Policyholder Claims for Bad Faith and Punitive Damages" for North Carolina - "Combating Policyholder Bad Faith and Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing Claims" for South Carolina Recent Developments in Insurance Coverage Litigation Nexsen Pruet's Stephen Groves co-authored the article for the for Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal. Equitable Subrogation Principals: The "Made Whole" and "Full Compensation" Rules Stephen P Groves of the firm's Charleston office authored this article on insurance subrogation for the Spring 2006 issue of the American Bar Association's Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Newsletter. So You've Just Suffered A *!$%=&+^ Catastrophe: Does Your Insurance Cover Anything? Stephen P. Groves of the firm's Charleston office presented this information at a National Business Institute Continuing Legal Education Seminar entitled "Insurance Coverage Trends." It deals with insurance issues for your homes, automobiles, personal property, and businesses. Supersedeas And Stays Of Judgment: South Carolina In this chapter for "Stay Of Judgments: A National Survey," a book due out in 2006 from the American Bar Association's Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Appellate Advocacy Committee, Stephen P. Groves of the firm's Charleston office writes on exceptions to the "automatic stay" provisions in South Carolina. Recent Developments in Appellate Advocacy Important 2002 Revisions to the "Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure" On December 1, 2002, several important amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure will become effective. These rule changes "shall govern in all proceedings thereafter commenced and, insofar as just and practicable, all proceedings then pending." Civic & Professional Memberships · American Judicature Society · American Trial Lawyers Association · Christian Legal Society · Council of Appellate Lawyers · International Bar Association · South Carolina Bar |