South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

By Courtney Collins To be a fly on a wall during a jury deliberation is perhaps a dream for most attorneys. While on some level this dream can be achieved through jury research, including focus groups and mock trials, the ...

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By Elizabeth L. Sherwood The just-concluded U.S. Supreme Court term was an eventful one for parochial schools and other religious employers. On June 15, the court held in Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. ____ (2020), that Title VII of ...

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By James P. McLoughlin Jr. Federal law authorizes federal courts to provide discovery assistance to a “foreign or international tribunal” and litigants with an interest in those proceedings. The 2nd Circuit’s July 2020 decision holding that “foreign or international tribunal” ...

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Recently I was doing some honest-to-goodness work editing this fine newspaper, I promise, and I ended up getting sucked down an internet rabbit hole that convinced me that one of the cornerstones of the section of the U.S. Constitution that ...

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BY MARIA VARGAS and ASHLEY JOHNSON What is a life care plan? A life care plan is a dynamic document based upon published standards of practice, a comprehensive assessment, data analysis, and research which provides an organized, concise plan for ...

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By Russell Beck and Erika Hahn The ability to protect trade secrets (and other legitimate business interests, including customer goodwill) has been hit by a perfect storm caused by the current coronavirus pandemic: Loss of control. With much of the ...

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By Michael W. Phillips and Ryan M. Brown Disclosures regarding a company’s financial condition and ability to continue as a “going concern” are paramount to providing important and transparent information to the investing community. Speaking bluntly, if a business is ...

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BY SAAD GUL AND MIKE SLIPSKY U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher J. Burke of the District of Delaware recently held that “click fraud” violates the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). “Click fraud” refers to a phenomenon when an online ...

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BY GARY PARSONS I have spent my 43-year legal career in the courtroom as a litigator, including participating in more than 75 trials and 125 appeals. During this time, I have seen the science and psychology of trials evolve. In ...

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In the past few weeks, a number of class action lawsuits have been filed against financial institutions by alleged agents of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) borrowers seeking payment of a portion of the PPP processing fees. It appears this is ...