South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

A former casting director for the television series “Mr. Mercedes” says she wasn’t paid for overtime work for the show that filmed in South Carolina and aired on Audience. Taylor Campbell says in a recently filed federal lawsuit that she ...

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By Melissa Azallion (Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a series on business immigration strategies in today’s immigration climate.) Proactively staying apprised of immigration regulations and upcoming changes can help employers in assisting their existing international employees with ...

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A recent law school graduate isn’t giving up on his lawsuit alleging the online site Above the Law defamed him in a 2018 story that referred to him as a “dumb kid” and “entitled ponce.” On Jan. 6, U.S. District ...

A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a class action settlement requiring the South Carolina Department of Corrections to test inmates for Hepatitis C and treat them for the chronic disease. U.S. District Judge Margaret Seymour gave the agreement ...

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Dominion Energy, the owner of the former South Carolina Electric and Gas Corp., will pay $192.5 million to settle a federal class action lawsuit by shareholders who accused the electric and gas company of fraud after its failure to build ...

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The same truck drivers and employees who distribute beer to bars and retailers throughout South Carolina will now be distributing awareness about human trafficking alongside their brews.  Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the participation of the Beer Wholesalers Association at ...

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Dozens of cameras have been installed in a South Carolina city to help curb crime in the months after surveillance video helped capture a suspect in a man’s shooting death. At least 125 cameras were donated to be set up ...

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A former South Carolina sheriff pleaded guilty Wednesday to committing crimes while in office, becoming the 10th sheriff to do so in the past decade. But like four of those other former lawmen, he won’t spend any time in prison. ...

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The Federal Reserve took a hatchet to interest rates in 2019, bringing down the cost of borrowing for almost anyone in need of credit. Those cuts are now making their way into legal rate of interest on money judgments in ...

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BY KIRK TESKA It’s that time of year again. Without further ado, following are the top 10 IP cases of 2019: Tom Terrific A U.S. Trademark Office examiner was on her game when Tom Brady applied to register “Tom Terrific” ...

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