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Nomination deadline nears for 50 Most Influential Women
The clock is counting down to submit nominations for South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s “50 Most Influential Women” awards. Nominations must be submitted by 5 p.m. Aug. 7. A nomination form is available on the magazine’s website at sclawyersweekly.com/event/50-most-influential-women. The 50 Most Influential Women awards will spotlight the Carolinas’ leading movers and shakers from b[...]
PPP Loans: No good deed goes unpunished
In the past few weeks, a number of class action lawsuits have been filed against financial institutions by alleged agents of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) borrowers seeking payment of a portion of the PPP processing fees. It appears this is part of a national trend led by a group of national law firms whose pleadings […]
Intellectual Property: What qualifies as prior art?
BY ERIC M. BRUSCA To challenge a patent claim in an inter partes review (IPR) at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), a petitioner must set forth grounds of unpatentability that include challenges based on prior art. It is the petitioner’s burden to prove unpatentability by a preponderance of the evidence, and recent decisions […]
How two Supreme Court rulings on copyright law may affect enforcement strategies
BY HUNTER FREEMAN By way of two separate but unanimous decisions issued on March 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved two different circuit splits by clarifying that a copyright owner must apply for and receive a copyright registration certificate before commencing an infringement suit and that a prevailing party cannot recover fees for expert […]
Register for the 2015 LPM-TECH Conference
Formerly the Solo and Small Firm Conference & Tech Expo, the Law Practice Management-Technology Conference will be held Sept. 18 in Columbia. Join your colleagues for this exciting opportunity! New this year, we welcome the Young Lawyers Division as a co-sponsor of the Intermediate Technology track and post-conference networking reception. Visit the conference website and […]
Division sweeps first-place honors at ABA Annual Meeting
The Young Lawyers Division (YLD) won six Awards of Achievement at the ABA Annual Meeting on Aug. 1 in Chicago. The awards included first place in five categories: Comprehensive (overall programs), Newsletter (S.C. Young Lawyer), Diversity (lunch series), Service to the Public (Cocky’s Reading Express) and Service to the Bar (family events). YLD was also awarded […]
2015-16 Desk Books now available!
The 2015-16 “Lawyers Desk Book” was mailed to all active Bar members in mid-August. All active members receive one complimentary copy each year. Additional copies are available for $25 plus applicable sales tax. Visit www.scbar.org/deskbook for more information. Did you know you can search the member directory online? A complete, searchable and up-to-date nember directory […]
‘Living Above the Bar Wellness Challenge’
Need a “new school-year resolution” this fall? Are you stuck in a fitness rut? Did your vacations end your healthy eating habits? The S.C. Bar’s Wellness Committee has the answer for you! The Wellness Committee is hosting its inaugural “Living Above the Bar Wellness Challenge” from Sept. 15 through Nov. 15 to increase physical, mental […]
SC Bar to sponsor Aging Gracefully conferences
Did you know that the fastest growing segment of South Carolina’s population is age 65 and older? The S.C. Bar, S.C. Medical Association and S.C. Coalition for the Care of the Seriously Ill are holding the Aging Gracefully: Preparing for the Road Ahead conference in Greenville and Florence to address the concerns facing South Carolina’s […]
Recent court ruling recalls an old case of thwarted justice
The U.S. Supreme Court recently addressed the duty of the prosecutor to be fair to persons charged with crimes. In Smith v. Cain, the court ruled that a prosecutor in New Orleans engaged in prosecutorial misconduct when he failed to disclose prior statements made by an eyewitness who identified Juan Smith as the person who killed five people in a 1995 shooting. Prior written interviews of the eyew[...]
“F” – as in felony – is the new Scarlet Letter
Is a convicted felon ever a proper person to hold a position within a profession or regulated industry? In one news report, it was questioned whether a convicted felon was a suitable person to transport human remains. More recently, the State Bar chose to continue the suspension of former Gov. Mike Easley rather than to apply the harsher penalty of revoking his law license. In each case, the pa[...]
Judge stretched doctrine of cy pres “beyond recognition”
In an article in the Dec. 5 issue (“Legal battle between Charlotte neighbors ends with odd twist”), you reported on the resolution of Irby v. Freese, a suit brought by neighbors to enforce a setback requirement in a restricted subdivision in Charlotte. Originally dismissed for laches, the case was appealed, and the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded for a determination on the merits.
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
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
- N.C. Bar Association embraces homophobia
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