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[Greenville S.C. – June 4, 2026] Gallivan White Boyd (GWB) is honored to announce its inclusion as a ranked law firm in Chambers USA 2026, recognized as a leading firm in both Insurance and Litigation: General Commercial in South Carolina. GWB was selected based on an independent and in-depth market analysis, coupled with an assessment of the firm’s experience, expertise and caliber of talent. This recognition underscores the firm’s position as a key player in the legal landscape, offering clients access to high-quality legal representation from a team of dedicated attorneys with a commitment to excellence and superior performance. In addition, five GWB Partners were recognized with individual honors. John T....

[Columbia, S.C. – May 27, 2026] Gallivan White Boyd (GWB) is pleased to announce that Lindsay A. Joyner has been selected as one of South Carolina’s 2026 Influential Women of Law by South Carolina Lawyers Weekly (SCLW). Joyner has been part of GWB since 2012 in the firm’s Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina offices. This latest achievement is the second award received by SCLW for 2026, as Joyner was recently recognized by SCLW as an Excellence in Law Honoree. The Influential Women of Law award by SCLW spotlights the important role women leaders play in the Carolinas’ legal community. Honorees are selected for their leadership, business acumen, mentoring and community involvement and their contribution...

[Columbia, S.C. – May 22, 2026] Gallivan White Boyd (GWB) is honored to share that Lindsay A. Joyner has been sworn in to office as President-Elect of the South Carolina Bar for the 2026-2027 Bar year. Joyner has been a part of GWB since 2012 in the firm’s Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina offices. Her leadership and commitment within the South Carolina Bar are already highly regarded, as she has held numerous positions, including Treasurer, Secretary, House of Delegates Chair, Board of Governors Member, Trial & Appellate Advocacy Section Chair, Wellness Committee Chair and Young Lawyers Division President. The South Carolina Bar serves more than 19,000 attorneys licensed in the Palmetto State under the...

Rodriguez v. Transportes De Carga FEMA, S.A. de C.V., No. 5:18-CV-114, 2020 WL 6938330, (S.D. Tex. 2020). In May of 2023 the American Trucking Association (“ATA”) noted that the trucking industry is currently facing a shortage of more than 78,000 truck drivers, coupled with a need to hire 1.2 million new drivers over the next decade to meet increasing freight demands.¹  The industry is becoming creative in responding to a multi-year driver shortage including turning to companies which import workers from foreign countries to bring qualified drivers to the United States through existing immigration programs.  Immigration and relocation agencies have recruitment offices worldwide looking for truck drivers due...

On March 7, 1998, Christine McCune¹ joined her husband and several friends for a paintball game at Myrtle Beach Indoor Shooting Range, Inc. Prior to the match, she received a face mask provided by the range for protection. During the game, McCune’s loose, ill-fitting mask came off after being caught in the branch of a tree. After her mask was raised off her face by the tree branch, McCune was struck in the eye by a paintball pellet that rendered her legally blind. McCune brought several causes of action against the Range based on the failure of the mask to be properly fitted and to properly protect her during play. McCune lost her case at every level of litigation due to a single piece of paper she signed just prior...

More than three years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington has held that an employee suffering from what has been termed “long-COVID” is entitled to receive long-term disability (LTD)  under a group LTD policy. Abrams v. Unum Life Insurance Company of america, No. C21-0980 TSZ, 2022 WL 17960616 (W.D. Wash. Dec. 27, 2022). This appears to be one of the first reported decisions addressing disability based on this new condition – and, of import to this group – the case involves an LTD claim filed by a shareholder in a law firm. Background In April 2020, a trial and appellate partner at a law firm began to...

Gallivan White Boyd (GWB) is pleased to announce its inclusion as a ranked law firm in the 2022 edition of Chambers USA. Chambers USA ranks the top lawyers and law firms across the United States, including up to 79 individual practice areas in all 50 states and Washington, DC. To determine its rankings, Chambers and Partners analyzes information gained via submissions and interviews that center around technical ability, client service, team depth, commercial vision and business understanding, diligence, and value for money.GWB is ranked in South Carolina for Litigation: General Commercial.  One commenter told Chambers and Partners that GWB “is top-notch; they’re really strong and very diverse in the things...

Gallivan White Boyd is honored to announce that Partner, Gray T. Culbreath received the Order of the Palmetto on May 11, 2022. Governor Henry McMaster awarded Culbreath for his outstanding service to the South Carolina State Museum. Gray T. Culbreath has served the Museum Commission under four governors and three executive directors in his 22 years of service. Nineteen of those years, he served as Commission Chair, and his leadership was invaluable in guiding the museum through various projects. Culbreath is the Partner in Charge of the Columbia office and sits on GWB’s Executive Committee. Gray's law practice includes defending product manufacturers in product liability suits brought both individually and...

Gallivan White Boyd is pleased to announce that Jordan Crapps has been elected a partner in the firm. Jordan works in the firm’s Columbia, South Carolina office. Jordan has been with GWB since August 2016, and prior to that time, he worked in the public sector investigating and prosecuting securities related matters. He focuses his practice on the representation of clients in the business and commercial litigation, corporate and commercial transactions, and appellate practice areas. Jordan has handled a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including those related to shareholder disputes, business torts, professional negligence, contract disputes, and governmental investigations. Jordan is a team...

The road to an inconsistent, fact-intensive, national framework for railroad regulation is paved with good intentions—or at least such has been the case in application of the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (“ICCTA”) to condemnations of railroad property by state and local actors. Despite the best intentions of Congress, this particular intersection of transportation law, property law, and issues of federalism has often left the overlapping interests of rail carriers and the nation’s economy in conflict with local actors. This article provides a brief overview of the ICCTA, examines the prevailing regulatory analysis in this purportedly deregulated environment, and concludes with a discussion of...