If you are a Settlement Class Member and you do not like any part of the Settlement including the Class Counsel’s fees and costs, you can ask the Court to deny approval by filing an objection.
- If you exclude yourself, you cannot object to the Settlement.
- You cannot ask the Court to order a different settlement; the Court can only approve or reject the Settlement.
- You can give reasons why you think the Court should not approve it. The Court will consider your views.
- If your objection is rejected, you will be bound by the final judgment just as if you had not objected.
Written objections must include the following information:
- The Settlement Class Member’s full name, current mailing address, telephone number, and if you are being assisted by a lawyer, the lawyer’s name, address and telephone number;
- The case name and number of the Lawsuit (Blackwell, et al. v. Mary Black Health System, LLC, et al. (C. A. No. 2017-CP-42-00219));
- A statement establishing your membership in the Settlement Class;
- In clear and concise terms, the specific reasons for the objection, and any evidence or legal authority the Settlement Class Member believes supports the objection; and
- Your signature.
IF YOU ARE SUBMITTING A WRITTEN OBJECTION, IT MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MAIL SO THAT IT IS DELIVERED OR POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 31, 2026.
Objections must be submitted as follows:
- To the Court by mailing it to the Clerk of the Court for the South Carolina Court of Common Pleas for Spartanburg County at the address below; and
- Copies mailed to Class Counsel and Settling Defendants’ Counsel at the addresses below:
CLERK OF THE COURT
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Court of Common Pleas
180 Magnolia St, FL 2 Ste 2100
Spartanburg, SC 29306
CLASS COUNSEL
John B. White, Jr.
Marghretta H. Shisko
Griffin L. Lynch
John B. White, Jr. P.A.
P.O. Box 2465
Spartanburg, SC 29304
John S. Simmons
Rachel G. Peavy
Simmons Law Firm, LLC
1711 Pickens Street
Columbia, SC 29201
SETTLING DEFENDANTS’ COUNSEL
James Lynn Werner
Katon E. Dawson, Jr.
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
1221 Main Street, Suite 1100
Columbia, SC 29201
SETTLEMENT CLASS MEMBERS WHO DO NOT TIMELY MAKE THEIR OBJECTIONS IN THIS MANNER WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE WAIVED ALL OBJECTIONS TO THE SETTLEMENT AND WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO BE HEARD AT THE FAIRNESS HEARING ON OCTOBER 27, 2026.
You may, but need not, enter an appearance through counsel of your choice. If you do, you will be responsible for your personal attorney’s fees and costs.