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SC Supreme Court affirms denial of arbitration at Palmetto Bluff over unlawful limitations period
A Palmetto Bluff resort-community arbitration clause was unenforceable because the parties did not clearly delegate arbitrability issues to an arbitrator and the provision’s 60-day deadline for initiating arbitration unlawfully […]
Tort/Negligence – South Carolina’s Protection of Persons and Property Act – Self-Defense
A grocery store and its owner were immune from negligence-based claims arising from an employee’s justified fatal shooting of a customer because the employee’s stand-your-ground immunity established that no underlying […]
Arbitration – Membership Agreements – Unlawful Statute of Limitations Period
A Palmetto Bluff resort-community arbitration clause was unenforceable because the parties did not clearly delegate arbitrability issues to an arbitrator and the provision’s 60-day deadline for initiating arbitration unlawfully shortened […]
SCOTUS News: Drugmaker’s ‘induced infringement’ suit comes up short
A pharmaceutical company could not rely solely on the statements that a generic drug manufacturer made in product labeling, patient information leaflets and press releases when making a claim […]
Attorneys – Mitigating Factors – No Prior Disciplinary History
We suspended attorney Respondent for six months for misconduct involving false COVID-19 continuance claims, public disclosure of client information, and submission of an improperly notarized affidavit, while recognizing her remorse, […]
Receivership upheld to protect asbestos claimants’ recovery efforts
The South Carolina Supreme Court largely upheld a pre-judgment receivership imposed on a foreign asbestos company, finding substantial evidence that the company engaged in conduct designed to hinder asbestos […]
Death sentence upheld after intellectual disability claim rejected
The South Carolina Supreme Court held that a death-row inmate failed to prove he is intellectually disabled and therefore constitutionally exempt from execution under Atkins v. Virginia. The court […]
Attorneys – No Prior Disciplinary History – Failure to Maintain Copies of All Required Financial Records
Public reprimand is an adequate sanction for Respondent’s misconduct. We accepted the Agreement and publicly reprimanded Respondent for his misconduct. In this attorney disciplinary matter, Respondent and the Office of […]
Justice John Few to leave bench at end of July
South Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice John Few announced Tuesday that he will leave the court when his term expires July 31, 2026, according to reporting by WISTV in Columbia […]
Insurer liable only for amount paid to satisfy medical bills, Supreme Court says
The term “expenses incurred” in an insured’s automobile insurance policy required an insurer to pay the amount paid to providers to satisfy her medical bills – not the full limits […]
Dangerous means supports refusal of lesser assault instruction
The South Carolina Supreme Court reinstated a conviction for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, holding that the trial court properly refused to instruct jurors […]
Criminal Practice – Protection of Persons and Property Act – Immunity from Prosecution
The court of appeals erred in finding Respondent was entitled to an entirely new, second immunity hearing under the Protection of Persons and Property Act following the mistrial. We reversed […]
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
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- 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)
- Conduct a technology audit to improve law firm efficiency
- When the client brings ChatGPT to the consultation
- Where is she now, this model who was so beautiful?
- Content Marketing: Where law firms lose referrals and how to prevent it
- Your best people are not leaving for more money — they are leaving because you stopped paying attention
- Best at Work Insights: The choice we’re making about AI
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