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Coronavirus has lawyers springing to action, too
As the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to dominate international headlines, attorneys say they are increasingly getting calls from employers inquiring about possible legal issues if their employees became […]
New imaging technology crucial to $550K workers’ comp settlement
A man who suffered permanent brain damage in a workplace accident has reached a $550,000 confidential workers’ compensation settlement after using some advanced technology to challenge the evaluation made […]
State seeks to end coding errors that keep people locked up
A simple typo or misinterpretation of a judge’s handwriting could cost the state of South Carolina thousands of dollars when an inmate is held longer than sentenced. In 2019, […]
Tenn. judge awards $15.1M med-mal verdict to Army family
A federal judge in Tennessee has awarded the son of a U.S. Army soldier a $15.1 million bench verdict in a medical malpractice suit in which he suffered permanent […]
Why ‘ban the box’ rules are becoming more popular
Last year the City of Columbia passed an ordinance that prevents employers who do business with the city from asking job applicants if they have a criminal history. Richland […]
Proposed legislation would create rules for collaborative law
Collaborative law is catching on in South Carolina beyond a concept of legal method and into a practice specialty. The South Carolina Academy of Collaborative Professionals is currently drafting […]
Feds to pay family $4.41M for easement for base
A Beaufort family will receive $4.41 million as compensation for a restrictive easement that the U.S. government placed on a large tract of land near Marine Corps Air Station […]
$1.3M settlement after man killed by trailer left in highway lane
The family of a man who was killed when the van he was riding in crashed into an empty car-hauler trailer that had been allowed to come to rest […]
New reform should increase inmates’ safety in prisons
For years, frantic families have asked the South Carolina Department of Corrections to relocate incarcerated loved ones who were assigned to cellmates with violent tendencies or committed violent crimes–under […]
Tort/Negligence – False Arrest & Malicious Prosecution – Probable Cause – Stand Your Ground
The fact that an assistant solicitor eventually nolle prossed an assault charge against plaintiff does not mean that plaintiff was falsely arrested or maliciously prosecuted. The Protection of Persons and […]
$150K verdict against sheriff’s office overturned
The South Carolina Court of Appeals has reversed a $150,000 malicious prosecution verdict awarded against the York County Sheriff’s Office, saying that the only reasonable conclusion that a sheriff’s […]
Pro bono program seeks to break cycle of domestic violence
Ever since the Violence Policy Center, a research organization based in Washington, D.C., released the first of its annual studies of male-on-female lethal violence in the United States in […]
Legal Tech
- Gemini Legal launches DraftEngine for civil litigation forms
- Lawyers continue to grapple with AI ethical issues
- Are AI prompts privileged? Time will tell
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
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
Commentary
- We tore out our own backup generator
- When is a PIP an adverse employment action?
- Legally Speaking: What spring can teach us about active listening
- A useful patent management government notice
- 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)
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