South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

After weeks of dry presentations, two former top officials at a South Carolina utility who cost ratepayers billions in a failed nuclear project emotionally told regulators their warning signs to their bosses were ignored and they were asked to lie. ...

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California billionaire Tom Steyer made another move Tuesday toward launching a potential 2020 presidential bid with an announcement that he’s planning to return to early-voting South Carolina next month for an event in Charleston. In a news release, the wealthy ...

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Court records say a South Carolina school district’s superintendent has been charged with DUI. News outlets cite the Greenville County records as saying Cherokee County School District Superintendent Quincie Moore was charged Sunday with DUI. Records show she was released ...

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A man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of shooting and wounding a police officer in South Carolina in 2013. A Charleston County jury deliberated about 45 minutes Thursday night before returning a guilty verdict on ...

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Three Senate Democrats filed a lawsuit Monday arguing that Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s appointment is unconstitutional and asking a federal judge to remove him. The suit, filed by Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Mazie Hirono of Hawaii and Sheldon ...

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The cybersecurity capabilities of a company may be reviewed using cyber risk assessments. The overarching goal of a cyber risk assessment is to identify any deficiencies in cybersecurity that could pose material risks to the business. A cyber risk assessment ...

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  Almost without public attention, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken up out of Pennsylvania a significant takings case — one that may revolutionize land use law for years to come. Since 1985, the Supreme Court has generally barred federal ...

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Democrats pondering 2020 presidential bids in the aftermath of the midterm elections are pivoting from campaigning for other candidates across the country to refocusing on their own efforts, including moves in early-voting states like South Carolina. On Friday, former Massachusetts ...

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This article is the second in a three-part series aimed at continuing a discussion on how law firms must compete in today’s legal market on client experience: the culmination of a well-defined culture, the right clients, and tailored, efficient legal ...

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  You may not have realized it yet, but we’re experiencing a unique convergence of multiple trends that will ensure that autonomous vehicles (AVs) will soon change life as we know it. Vehicles are becoming more electrified and connected with ...

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