South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

By WAYNE F. REINKE, Dolan Media Newswires [email protected] The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided Bilski v. Kappos, involving a business method patent. Back in 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided In re Bilski, which affirmed ...

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Here’s a question that separates those who went to Sunday School from those who didn’t. What is the Fourth Commandment? Don’t reach for your Bible. It is “Remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy.” What day is the Sabbath? ...

In a column several months ago, we discussed how lateral hiring of lawyers at large firms is at record highs despite the weak legal marketplace. A primary reason is that firms want to buy a book of ready-made business that ...

How many times have you heard the phrase, “You can’t win your case in mediation” or “The best settlement is where everyone leaves unhappy?” You may disagree, but having mediated nearly a thousand disputes, I don’t buy either of these ...

Mimi Coffey, a veteran criminal defense lawyer, thinks prosecutors have an unfair advantage in the courtroom. In almost every courtroom she’s been in over the past 15 years, the prosecutor is automatically seated at the table closest to the jury. ...

Nearly every contract written today contains one common provision notwithstanding the nature of the contract: the method (note that is singular) to be used in resolving future disputes. Because litigating disputes is time-consuming and expensive, the alternative method turned to ...

Meet Virginia’s new breathalyzer, same as the old breathalyzer. “Both instruments are equally accurate and precise,” says Alka Lohmann, the woman responsible for calibrating the state’s breath alcohol machines and training their operators. She’s talking about the Intoxylizer 5000 and ...

A coaching client recently asked for help with a new hiring dilemma. An excellent candidate for the law firm’s staff supervisor position turned out to have had a close working relationship with one of the firm’s associates at a previous ...

Cherish Carlin’s eyes left the road for a mere two seconds. That’s how long it took to check her car’s GPS device as she searched for a spot to buy lunch. But that momentary distraction might be enough to send ...

As pharmacies gain increasing access to information about the medications patients are taking, plaintiffs’ lawyers may find more fuel for lawsuits when patients abuse prescription drugs and cause injury to third parties. The increase in data comes in the form ...