{"id":94,"date":"2025-04-25T00:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T00:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondpolicy.org\/?p=94"},"modified":"2025-05-02T15:04:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T15:04:57","slug":"rick-todd-how-south-carolinas-unfair-tort-laws-hurt-all-industries-not-just-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondpolicy.org\/?p=94","title":{"rendered":"Rick Todd \u2013 How South Carolina\u2019s Unfair Tort Laws Hurt All Industries, Not Just Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"94\" class=\"elementor elementor-94\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33924c71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33924c71\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3882fd17\" data-id=\"3882fd17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f0f962 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"5f0f962\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/0CpqiX9obh8tocKrbDUKwf?utm_source=generator&theme=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57f6699b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57f6699b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this episode of the Beyond Policy podcast, Rick Todd of the South Carolina Trucking Association discusses the complexities of the trucking industry in South Carolina, including its evolution, the life of truck drivers, and the impact South Carolina\u2019s unfair civil liability laws have on the industry. Trucking companies are too often \u201ccash cow\u201d defendants in aggressive personal injury lawsuits, and companies end up paying far more in damages than their driver was liable. Rick and Dr. Oran Smith dig into the history and context of the current tort reform debate and walk through the content of the South Carolina Justice Act (S.244) passed by the SC Senate. Rick explains why tort reform cannot just be limited to the hospitality industry and needs to include changes for all industries, including trucking. South Carolina\u2019s civil liability system should be fair and balanced, ensuring accountability without punishing innocent parties. 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