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Court: No consent needed to prorate lump sum 
Handing workers’ comp claimants a groundbreaking legal victory, the S.C. Supreme Court ruled that a totally and permanently disabled woman needed no other party’s consent to have her lump-sum disability award prorated over the span of her expected lifetime. In ...
Read More »Wandering cows' owner not liable for wreck on highway 
A woman who was injured when her car collided with cows on a Marion County highway could not sue their owner for strict liability under a state law because the cows were not trespassing, the Court of Appeals ruled. The ...
Read More »OSHA targets distracted driving 
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced an educational campaign calling on employers to prevent work-related distracted driving. Federal officials said the program would focus on prohibiting texting while driving. “Year after year, the leading ...
Read More »'Digital natives' change dynamic of jury trials 
The generation of jurors known as the “net generation” or “digital natives” — those who were born in the digital age and know nothing of life before the Internet — are changing the way trial lawyers try cases and the ...
Read More »Class action challenges LPS's grip on foreclosures 
Ever heard of LPS? Many attorneys haven’t. But LPS Lender Processing Services, Inc. and similar business entities exercise more day-to-day control over the conduct of bankruptcy, default and foreclosure cases in South Carolina and beyond than actual “clients.” At least ...
Read More »Ethics opinion addresses appraisal waivers in mortgages 
There are circumstances when a closing attorney ethically may disclose that a waiver of an appraisal right in mortgage documents might be unenforceable, but whether the attorney has an obligation to do so is outside the realm of professional conduct. ...
Read More »Should SC lawyers 'punch the clock' on pro bono hours? 
Palmetto State lawyers would be required to report how much pro bono work they do each year under a proposal to amend Rule 6.1 of the S.C. Rules of Professional Conduct. If the proposal wins approval, South Carolina would become ...
Read More »Dicta From Desa: What's good about 'good funds'? 
Earlier this month the State Supreme Court expanded its definition of “good funds.” The court first addressed this issue five years ago, when Rule 1.15(f) was amended to include a definition of “good funds.” Good funds are those funds which ...
Read More »Q&A: Challenge is matching unemployed lawyers with underserved clientele 
Carrington Wingard of Florence is the current chair of the S.C. Bar’s Pro Bono Committee. A sole practitioner, Wingard received her undergraduate degree in government from the College of William and Mary and her J.D. from the University of South ...
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