South Carolina Lawyers Weekly
An October update to a mobile phone app offers to allow users to “sue anyone for up to $25,000 by pressing a button.” The ...
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Verdicts & Settlements
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Estate settles for $6M over cancer misdiagnosis
The family of a man who died of cancer after his doctor told him he was cancer-free has reached a $6 million settlement with the ...
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Stabbing at sawmill leads to $800K settlement
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Piggly Wiggly retirement dispute settlement near $8M
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Arson death leads to $110K award
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Delivery driver has seizure, company pays $1.4M
Opinion Digests
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Criminal – Defendant did not make “threshold showing” that jurors acted with racial animus
Despite an affidavit asserting jurors made racially-tinged statements, the district court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that interviewing jurors would not likely reveal ...
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Criminal – Challenge to sentence was not moot, but any error was harmless
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Criminal – Jury instruction did not violate the Fifth Amendment
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Tort/Negligence – Sale of Unsafe Product – Manufacturer’s Bankruptcy – Trust Settlement – Insurance
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Tort/Negligence – Motor Vehicle – Summary Judgment – Affirmative Defenses
Headlines
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10 tips for assessing your cyber risk
The cybersecurity capabilities of a company may be reviewed using cyber risk assessments. The overarching goal of a cyber risk assessment is to identify any ...
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Important takings case ends up before U.S. Supreme Court
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After midterms, Democratic hopefuls eye early-voting states
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Pizza parlors don’t sell sushi: Know who needs you and serve them well
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Autonomous vehicles could drive some employers crazy
