South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

“A parking ticket issued in 2008 launched nearly a decade of litigation, culminating in the appeal before us.” That was the opening line of a March 29 decision handed down by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Rapp ...

Tagged with: parking ticket

In a case that’s sure to get the attention of attorneys representing False Claims Act whistleblowers, Murrysville, Pennsylvania-based Respironics Inc. has agreed to pay $34.8 million to settle allegations that the company paid kickbacks to boost sales of equipment used ...

Tagged with: False Claims Act

Sometimes, it’s just hard to get around ERISA. The federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act sets a number of minimum standards for voluntary employee benefit plans, with the aim of protecting plan participants and beneficiaries. But the law also includes ...

Tagged with: life insurance

How important is live testimony for determining whether a federal court has personal jurisdiction to consider a lawsuit? According to a recent decision out of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the answer is, “Not very.” The 4th Circuit’s ...

Some days, life gives you challenges that seem beyond your ability. Whether it’s figuring out the best argument to present to a court or more mundane matters like getting dressed in the morning, the answer isn’t always close at hand. ...

Margaritas? Check. Salsa? Check. Lying to federal officials? Check. The owner of Senor Tequila Restaurants in Charleston has pleaded guilty to making false statements to U.S. Labor Department officials in an alleged effort to hide the fact that he had ...

Tagged with: Labor

The one thing every attorney has in common is that each has his or her own personal version of a bar exam horror story. Talk to a lawyer long enough, and you’re likely to hear tales of crowded auditoriums, incessant ...

Tagged with: Bar Exam

Kentucky lawmakers appear to be taking a page out of South Carolina’s book when it comes to giving men access erectile dysfunction medication. Democratic state Rep. Mary Lou Marzian of Louisville, Kentucky, introduced a bill last week that would require ...

Tagged with: abortion

Charleston County juries are not known for being friendly to plaintiffs bringing malpractice lawsuits against medical professionals. In fact, plaintiffs’ attorneys say scoring a verdict against a health care worker in Charleston is virtually unheard of. So when a Charleston ...

Tagged with: Medical Malpractice

Raquan Etheridge had the makings of a very interesting weekend: Hundreds of counterfeit gift cards, and thousands of cigarettes. He could have had a great time at a casino, that’s for sure. Alas, Etheridge, 28, won’t be having too many ...