South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin will play host to the city of Columbia Age-Friendly Livability Summit in conjunction with AARP on Oct. 25. The summit, which will feature interactive breakout sessions led by AARP experts, will take place from 9 a.m. ...

Huvis Indorama Advanced Materials, a 50-50 joint venture between Thailand-based Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. and South Korea-based Huvis Corp., is launching new manufacturing operations at Indorama’s Auriga Polymers Inc. campus in Spartanburg County. The $48 million investment is projected ...

South Carolina lawmakers have hired a Virginia firm to study the possible sale of the state owned utility Santee Cooper, after the failure of a nuclear project. The State newspaper reported the decision to hire ICF International of Fairfax, Virginia, came ...

The Democratic candidate for South Carolina superintendent of education is pulling out of the race after reports he had a felony conviction that would prevent him from serving. Israel Romero told The Post and Courier of Charleston on Wednesday he ...

South Carolina’s capital city is considering an ordinance to delay the rapid demolition of some historic buildings, following the razing of two buildings that qualified for city landmark status. Columbia’s chief preservation planner, Amy Moore, tells The State the city ...

Joint employment has kept labor and employment lawyers busy in recent years. The concept of joint employment means that an employee can be simultaneously, or “jointly,” employed by two or more entities that exercise, or have the right to exercise, ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court has declared that Oct. 11 will be considered a statewide “holiday” for the purpose of computing time under the state’s appellate court rules, rules of civil and criminal procedure, and rules of magistrates court as ...

South Carolina students are struggling with loan debt despite lottery-funded scholarships for students heading to top-tier universities or technical colleges. The State reports lottery funds are legally required to be used to boost education spending overall. But state lawmakers have ...

South Carolina has paid a private law firm more than $17,000 so far to fight a lawsuit after Gov. Henry McMaster ordered the state Medicaid plan to stop paying Planned Parenthood for services. McMaster says he made the move to ...

Statewide nonprofit Able South Carolina (Able SC) has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the S.C. Office of the State Treasurer in regard to the office’s use of the names South Carolina Able and SC ABLE in marketing a savings ...