South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

It appears some fine fellows in Greenville took the wrong message away from Stephen King’s “It.” Sheriff’s deputies in Greenville County have ramped up patrols in recent days, after receiving new reports of people dressed as circus clowns attempting to ...

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In sports, it’s called an assist. The player with the ball or puck isn’t quite in the right position to score, so they pass it off to a teammate to make the shot. The point wouldn’t happen at all unless ...

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South Carolina does not mess around when it comes to shellfish. The state agency that monitors the health of the state’s oysters and scrutinizes pharmacists is set to receive a jumbo portion of the $5.8 million lawmakers set aside to ...

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A tool that allows consumers to keep claims against a company from being forced into arbitration faces an uncertain future, following a recent ruling out of the South Carolina Supreme Court. The outrageous torts exception — which enables parties to ...

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Candace Sittner, a “shooter girl” at The Masters Club in Myrtle Beach, claims the strip club violated federal labor laws by failing to pay her and her coworkers a decent wage. But an arbitration agreement Sittner signed when the strip ...

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The state insurance association charged with protecting policyholders of insolvent insurance companies has been handed a $300,000 loss by the South Carolina Court of Appeals in a suit filed by the family of a man killed in a motor vehicle ...

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When it comes to broken dishes, it seems the owner of Hyman Seafood Co. in Charleston has a heart of glass. Restaurant owner Eli Hyman is facing a federal lawsuit over his policy of charging employees for broken glasses and ...

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It’s a well-known principle in U.S. civil law: Each party to a lawsuit is responsible for its own attorney’s fees, unless a statute or contract makes it clear that the other party may be held liable for those fees. The ...

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Members of the Greek community at many of the nation’s institutions of higher learning are often accused of being lushes. That comes with the territory. But rarely do fraternities and sororities come to be viewed as actual slush funds. Perhaps ...

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A Conway-based trucking company has agreed to pay $1.15 million to Cheryl Andrews, who suffered a neck fracture after her car was hit by one of the company’s dump trucks. Heritage Hauling agreed to the settlement after Andrews’ attorneys allegedly ...

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