South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

News March 11, 2026

Arbitration stay cannot depend on MDL lead counsel consent

A district court may not condition a party’s ability to seek a stay under the Federal Arbitration Act on the approval of multi-district litigation lead counsel, the 4th U.S. Circuit […]

Bar Discipline Notices March 10, 2026

North Charleston attorney receives interim suspension

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Constitutional March 10, 2026

Constitutional – Appropriations Act – In-District Compensation

Petitioners met their burden to show the proviso is unconstitutional beyond a reasonable doubt. We permanently enjoined payment of the funds covered by the proviso. In separating the government’s powers […]

Attorneys March 10, 2026

Attorneys – Contingent Fee Agreements with Private Law Firms – Litigation Recovery Account

The Attorney General has the authority to enter into contingent fee agreements with private law firms. Further, the $75 million fee is payable to the Law Firms without first having […]

Contract March 10, 2026

Contract – Ambiguous Contract Term – Termination of Contract

The phrase the parties used––”the Rent Payments due under this Agreement”––is ambiguous. We affirmed the judgment that the Town breached the contract. We reversed the decision of the court of […]

Civil Practice March 10, 2026

Civil Practice – Federal Arbitration Act – Multi-District Litigation

A district court cannot condition a party’s ability to assert its Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) right to a stay on the consent of multi-district litigation (MDL) lead counsel. We vacated […]

Courts March 10, 2026

Municipal – Settlement Agreement – Town’s Governmental Authority

We affirmed summary judgment voiding a settlement agreement requiring Respondent Town of Sullivan’s Island to implement and perpetually maintain a vegetation-thinning plan on accreted land, holding the agreement unlawfully bound […]

Courts March 10, 2026

Real Property – Nonexclusive Property Right – Easement Rights

The clear limitations in the easement establish Appellant has never had a reasonable expectation that its easement rights are anything other than nonexclusive. We affirmed the circuit court. This zoning/inverse […]

News March 9, 2026

Derivative citizenship recognized despite government’s removal effort

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a noncitizen automatically derived U.S. citizenship through his mother’s naturalization and therefore could not be removed from the country. The court […]

News March 7, 2026

Jury awards $2M in dump truck crash

Action: Negligence Injuries alleged: Facet joint injuries with radiofrequency ablations, cervical disc injury likely requiring future cervical arthroplasty Case name: Mickel v. Burgess and Royal Fam Trucking Court/case no.: 2024CP0700650 […]

Courts March 6, 2026

Domestic Relations – Alimony Award – Inclusion of Vested Restricted Stock Units in Income

The Court reversed the family court’s alimony award to Wife, while affirming the inclusion of Husband’s vested RSUs in income for child support and the denial of attorneys’ fees. The […]

Courts March 6, 2026

Public Utilities – Operating as a Public Utility – Billing Tenants Via Third-Party Contractor

Apartment owners’ billing and allocation of water and sewer costs through a third-party contractor did not constitute operation as a public utility. We affirmed the orders of the Public Service […]