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Womble Carlyle and Bond Dickinson to tie the knot
Almost exactly one year after Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice and U.K.-based Bond Dickinson announced they would be forming a strategic alliance, the two firms have decided to take things […]
Unpublished opinion carries day for judge
Unpublished opinions typically go unnoticed. They carry no precedential value, so lawyers and judges tend to ignore them. But a federal judge in Anderson recently turned to an unpublished opinion […]
Juveniles can be registered as sex offenders for life
Sentencing a juvenile to register as a sex offender and to wearing an electronic monitoring device for the rest of his life is not unconstitutional, the South Carolina Supreme Court […]
Not exactly mother of the year
Some mothers take Mother’s Day more seriously than others. Shontrell Murphy of Spartanburg is perhaps a little too into the holiday. Murphy was arrested on May 14 for allegedly hitting […]
Foreclosure jury demand trumps rule on referrals
The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a Richland County clerk of court overstepped his authority when he approved a request to send a foreclosure case to a master, […]
Defendants not part of suit not part of fault-finding
The South Carolina Supreme Court has used two cases on the the state’s Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors to underscore a basic legal principle: If someone is not a defendant in […]
Broad contract gave UPS store power to accept service
The broad language of a contract to rent a UPS box has allowed the owner of a liquor company to be served with a lawsuit, despite the complaint being served […]
Dram shop case results in $1.05M settlement
An Easley restaurant agreed to pay a commercial truck driver $800,000 to settle claims it overserved alcohol to one of its customers, who ended up crashing her car into his […]
Booze ban unconstitutional
It took a ruling from the state Supreme Court to make it happen, but Aiken is set to get a Total Wine & More store. See, the problem was that […]
Greenville man settles forklift crash for $700K
A Georgia-based workplace staffing company has agreed to pay one of its employees $700,000 after he suffered a head injury during a forklift accident. Dexter Masters, 26, was operating a […]
Lazy river fall results in $775,000 settlement
A woman who broke her ankle after entering a lazy river at a Myrtle Beach resort is set to receive $775,000 in compensation for her injuries. According to court records, […]
Result of alleged hazing ‘unintended,’ so insurer had duty to defend claim
Allstate Insurance Co. had a duty to defend a swimmer from the University of Virginia in a lawsuit claiming he and four of his teammates forced a first-year swimmer to […]
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- The third option: Why your best employees are quietly losing their edge
- ‘AI won’t take your job’ and other things CEOs say before the layoffs
- When not to believe (your lyin’ eyes)
- Conduct a technology audit to improve law firm efficiency
- When the client brings ChatGPT to the consultation
- Where is she now, this model who was so beautiful?
- Content Marketing: Where law firms lose referrals and how to prevent it
- Your best people are not leaving for more money — they are leaving because you stopped paying attention
- Best at Work Insights: The choice we’re making about AI
- Beyond burnout: The case for workplaces where people thrive
- The December question every leader should anticipate
- Best at Work Insights: Don’t Import 996: Why America Should Reject Overwork Culture
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