CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – A jury has held Cory Fleming, a known Murdaugh conspirator, liable in a civil insurance scheme complaint while finding his law firm at the time not liable for his actions.
The issue dates back to 2018, when Murdaugh housekeeper Gloria Satterfield suffered injuries on their property, and later died. In the wake of her death, Alex Murdaugh approached Cory Fleming to represent Satterfield’s sons in a wrongful death insurance claim against him.
Murdaugh explained the reason for the claim is that he spoke to Satterfield after her fall, and she told him the family dogs caused her to fall, creating liability on his part. The insurance company says Murdaugh created ‘the perfect story’ with him as the only witness to the conversation with Satterfield, making it hard to refute as long as he held firm…