South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Jun 16, 2014

Tort/Negligence – Products Liability – Design Defect – Evidence – Expert Witness – Qualifications – Automotive – Deactivation Switch

5 Star, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-057-14, 7 pp.) (John Kittredge, J.) Appealed from Charleston County Circuit Court (Kristi Lea Harrington, J.) On writ of certiorari […]

Jun 16, 2014

Contract – Equitable Indemnification – Real Property – Environmental – Ground Contamination – Attorney’s Fees

McCoy v. Greenwave Enterprises, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-056-14, 5 pp.) (John Kittredge, J.) Appealed from Dorchester County Circuit Court (Doyet Early III, J.) S.C. S. Ct. Holding: When the […]

Jun 6, 2014

Taxation – Municipal – Business License Tax – Excise Tax – Constitutional

Town of Hilton Head Island v. Kigre, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-055-14, 4 pp.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Beaufort County Circuit Court (Marvin Dukes III, Special Judge) S.C. S. Ct. […]

Jun 6, 2014

Public Utilities – Cable – Franchise Request – Municipal – Cause of Action – Legislators’ Motives

Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc. v. City of Georgetown (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-053-14, 6 pp.) (Costa Pleicones, J.) Appealed from Georgetown County Circuit Court (Benjamin Culbertson, J.) S.C. S. Ct. Holding: […]

Jun 6, 2014

Criminal Practice – DUI – Evidence – Video Recording – Audio Failure – Former Statute

State v. Sawyer (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-052-14, 11 pp.) (Costa Pleicones, J.) (Jean Hoefer Toal, Ch. J., joined by John Kittredge, J.) Appealed from Spartanburg County Circuit Court (Roger Couch, […]

Jun 6, 2014

Attorneys – Tort/Negligence – Legal Malpractice Claim – Civil Practice – Statute of Limitations – Service of Process – Evidence – Expert Witness – Sanctions

Holmes v. Haynsworth, Sinkler & Boyd, P.A. (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-054-14, 23 pp.) (Jean Hoefer Toal, Ch. J.) (Costa Pleicones, J., joined by Donald Beatty, J., concurring) Appealed from Charleston […]

May 30, 2014

Attorneys – Discipline – Public Reprimand – Trust Account Records – Excessive Fee

In re Hoffman (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-047-14, 5 pp.) (Per Curiam) (Donald Beatty, J., not participating) S.C. S. Ct. Holding: The court publicly reprimands an attorney who charged a family […]

May 30, 2014

Attorneys – Discipline – Suspension – Trust Account – Client Loans – Appeals

In re Swanner (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-048-14, 6 pp.) (Per Curiam) (Donald Beatty, J., not participating) S.C. S. Ct. Holding: An attorney is suspended from the practice of law for […]

May 30, 2014

Criminal Practice – Crack Cocaine – Jury Charge – Actual Knowledge – Harmless Error

State v. Cheeks (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-049-14, 2 pp.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Spartanburg County Circuit Court (Roger Couch, J.) On writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals. S.C. […]

May 30, 2014

Civil Practice – Appeals – Post-Trial Motions

Allegro, Inc. v. Scully (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-050-14, 3 pp.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Richland County Circuit Court (L. Casey Manning, J.) On writ of certiorari to the Court of […]

May 30, 2014

Prisons & Jails – Sentence Calculation – Constitutional – Due Process – Ambiguous Sentencing Sheets & Transcript

Tant v. South Carolina Department of Corrections (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-051-14, 11 pp.) (Kaye Hearn, J.) (Costa Pleicones, J., concurring) Appealed from the Administrative Law Court (Ralph King Anderson III, […]

May 16, 2014

Administrative – Landfill Permit – Municipal – Emergency Ordinance – Certiorari – Improperly Granted

York County v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-046-14, 2 pp.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from the Administrative Law Court. (Carolyn C. Matthews, ALJ) On […]