South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

A 2018 injunction barred appellant Lawhon and his marina from interfering with the respondent-restaurant’s easements, which give the restaurant the right to use the marina’s parking and access. The circuit court properly found appellants in criminal contempt for parking a ...

Tagged with: Real Property

Pursuant to Rule 68, SCRCP, defendants offered judgment “for all claims alleged.” Plaintiff could not accept the offer and still hang on to his claims for treble damages and attorney’s fees. However, he is entitled to costs under Rule 68.  ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice

Although the family court accepted the respondent-Mother’s testimony that she had paid the appellant-Father child support in cash, the record shows that Mother’s testimony was not credible.  We reverse the family court’s finding that Mother made cash payments to Father ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations

In a 2014 order, a single commissioner’s order summarily stated that the respondent-Claimant was not entitled to benefits under S.C. Code Ann. §§ 42-9-10 (total disability), -20 (partial disability), -30 (scheduled recovery), -210 (payments made by an employer when they ...

Tagged with: Workers' Compensation

Thomas & Hutton announced the addition of four new company shareholders in the Charleston region: Will Cox, PE, Domonic Jones, PE, Ross Oakley, PE, and David Williams, III, PE.  “We are excited to recognize the achievement of these professionals,” CEO ...

Tagged with: Thomas & Hutton

U.S. Rep. David Trone, a Democrat from Maryland, and his wife have given $10 million to Furman University, with $8.5 million dedicated to student mental health services and $1.5 million to support Furman’s Hillel, the Jewish Student Association. The gift ...

Tagged with: Furman

Edward D. “Butch” Barnhill Jr., a real estate attorney who has practiced with distinction in the Columbia area for nearly five decades, has announced his retirement from the firm of Callison Tighe and Robinson.  “This is a bittersweet moment in ...

The Charleston County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council has named County Magistrate Judge Ellen Steinberg their new director.  Steinberg will begin her new role on Aug.12. Prior to becoming a magistrate judge, she worked as an assistant solicitor for the ninth ...

Greenville firm names chief financial officer  Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announces the naming of David Zimbrick as its chief financial officer. Zimbrick brings more than three decades of financial experience, most ...

Tagged with: Lawyers in the News

When the defendant-member joined the plaintiff-club, if defendant stopped paying dues, his expulsion was mandatory. According to defendant, the club changed its governing documents unilaterally – though a membership vote was required – such that, when a member stops paying ...

Tagged with: Corporate