Defense Verdicts & Settlements from 2011 
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S.C. Lawyers Weekly staff
Published: February 3, 2012
Time posted: 1:20 pm
Tags: Defense Verdict, Verdicts & Settlements
Mixed in with Lawyers Weekly’s list of the top verdicts and settlements for 2011 were a pair of notable defense wins: A restaurant owner who successfully defended his right to use the word “firehouse” in his business name, and a developer who fought off a foreclosure action and forced a bank to settle the case.
Sarah Day Hurley (pictured) represented the defendant in the restaurant trademark case.
Published: February 3, 2012
Time posted: 1:20 pm
Tags: Defense Verdict, Verdicts & Settlements
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