South Carolina Lawyers Weekly
The 2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament was tipping off just as Lawyers Weekly went to press, so Sidebar won’t embarrass itself by publishing its picks for the Final Four, but March is also the time of year for ...
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‘Sudafed logs’ exempt from hearsay rule 
Records from an interstate database of pseudoephedrine purchases fall within an exception to the rule against hearsay evidence, the South Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled in a case of first impression. The court’s Feb. 27 ruling was substituted ...
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Read More »Attorney’s email started clock for malpractice lawsuit
A legal malpractice suit against two Charleston attorneys has been dismissed because the statute of limitations started ticking from the moment that one of the lawyers clicked ‘send’ on an email that the client apparently neglected to read carefully, ...
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Read More »A massive settlement tops our all-inclusive list for 2018
As we do each year, South Carolina Lawyers Weekly is delighted to present the top verdicts and settlements that were reported to us for 2018. Over the years, Lawyers Weekly has handled the top verdicts and settlements list in ...
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Read More »South Carolina’s Top Verdicts & Settlements 2018
Black steel workers settle discrimination claims for $22.5M The owner of a South Carolina steel mill has agreed to pay a $22.5 million settlement to workers who said they were discriminated against because of their race. The Nucor Steel Corp. ...
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Read More »Defendant could put plaintiff’s medical bills into evidence
Typically, a plaintiff in a personal injury case is introducing his medical bills into evidence, not trying to keep them out. But the South Carolina Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial judge’s ruling in the more unusual situation where ...
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Read More »Hewitt elected to Court of Appeals
South Carolina lawmakers have elected a first-time judge to the state’s Court of Appeals in a move that led some legislators to temporarily walk out of the legislative chamber in protest. Blake Hewitt of Conway, who is a partner with ...
Read More »U.S. to pay $6.8M to family of two killed in plane crash
The U.S. government has agreed to pay $6.8 million to the family of a father and son who were killed after an Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon jet crashed into their single-engine plane minutes after takeoff from the Berkeley ...
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Read More »Hardeeville judge placed on interim suspension
Atiya Shawtel Johnson, a municipal court judge in Hardeeville and Ridgeland and a ministerial recorder/clerk of court in Hardeeville, was indicted by a federal grand jury on four counts of making a materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation in a matter within the jurisdiction of the executive branch of the government of the United States.
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Read More »Court says board must hear fee dispute
A Lexington attorney who filed a collection action against a client in circuit court didn’t waive her right to have the state bar settle a dispute over the underlying fee, the South Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled. Lisa Moore ...
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