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Michigan coach sued in S.C. over Va. condo deal
COLUMBIA (AP) — Michigan head football coach Rich Rodriguez has been sued in federal court by a bank claiming he failed to pay back millions on a loan for a struggling Virginia condominium project, according to court documents. The suit filed Aug. 13 in U.S. District Court in Spartanburg and served on Rodriguez at his […]
Judge: Ex-Greenville County councilman must go to prison
GREENVILLE (AP) — A federal judge has told a former Greenville County councilman he can appeal his conviction of illegally accessing the county administrator’s computer from prison. The Greenville News reported that U.S. District Judge Henry Floyd was angry with Tony Trout about a suggesting he was pressured by the family of U.S. Attorney Walt […]
Hearing wraps up for S.C. man in Zoloft case
WINNSBORO (AP) — Testimony has concluded in the hearing that will determine if a South Carolina man who was 12 when he killed his grandparents will get a new trial. Christopher Pittman testified late last month during the hearing in Winnsboro. He said he would have taken a potential plea deal if he’d had more […]
Feds: 3 more plead guilty in $5 million DSS scheme
COLUMBIA (AP) — Federal authorities say three more people have admitted to participating in a scheme prosecutors say defrauded the South Carolina social services agency out of more than $5 million. U.S. Attorney Walt Wilkins says 51-year-old Jacqueline Smith Ross, 55-year-old Dianne White and 28-year-old Lenardo Demarctics Smith pleaded guilty to theft of federal program […]
Clemson councilwoman denies forgery, other allegations
CLEMSON (AP) — A Clemson city councilwoman facing forgery, obstruction of justice and other charges says none of the allegations against her is true and the case is a farce. Prosecutors say Elouise James lied about her daughter having cancer to get her out of legal trouble, even forging a letter from the Cancer Centers […]
Avondale Mills appeals injunction on water rates
AIKEN (AP) — Avondale Mills has filed an appeal challenging a South Carolina court’s order that stops it from collecting higher water rates from its customers. The Aiken Standard reported that the former Graniteville mill owner has filed an appeal with the South Carolina Supreme Court. Avondale Mills won the higher rates in June, saying […]
Judge mulls whether to make Charleston defendant in fire suit
CHARLESTON — An attorney for the furniture store where nine Charleston firefighters perished in a blaze two years ago argued last week that the city of Charleston should be a defendant in a lawsuit arising from the disaster. “The city’s response to the fire was largely the cause of the deaths of these firefighters,” Richard […]
Court reprimands ex-judge charged with larceny
COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina’s highest court has reprimanded a former county magistrate who had been charged with larceny. The state Supreme Court on July 27 issued a public reprimand against former Lexington County Magistrate Jamie T. Lucas. Lucas, his wife and their friend were arrested in January 2008 and charged with petit larceny after […]
Justice Dept. relocating some operations to USC
The U.S. Department of Justice is relocating some of its U.S. attorney operations from Washington to South Carolina under a 20-year lease agreement with the state’s flagship university, officials announced last week. The federal agency will be relocating its Executive Office for United States Attorneys to the building that now houses the University of South […]
Around the State
DUI charge against Solicitor Giese dropped CHARLESTON (AP) — A drunken driving charge against the chief prosecutor for two South Carolina counties has been dropped in exchange for a plea to lesser charges. The State newspaper of Columbia reported that Fifth Circuit Solicitor Barney Giese pleaded guilty to two traffic offenses that carry no jail […]
State Briefs
Judge: Teen not guilty in homeless man’s death MYRTLE BEACH An Horry County teen has been found not guilty of killing a homeless man more than three years ago. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported that Circuit Judge Steven John ruled there was not enough evidence to send Bilal Harris’ case to the jury. […]
Probe of school's test scores has no conclusion
CHARLESTON — A state probe into alleged tampering on a standardized test at a struggling, inner-city Charleston school has ended without conclusions or arrests, leaving lingering questions over how test scores shot up so dramatically. Before the investigation, Sanders-Clyde Elementary a predominantly black school in Charleston with a poverty index of more than 99 percent […]
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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