South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

COLUMBIA (AP) — The South Carolina Senate will begin their discussions on how the state should spend its nearly $9 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year and lawmakers have said their priorities this year include providing salary increases for ...

Brantley Thomas, former CFO of the Berkeley County School District, was sentenced to 11 years in South Carolina prison on April 12 after pleading guilty to 35 charges of public corruption and two charges related to stealing from a business that ...

CHARLESTON (AP) — Mourners are gathering to say goodbye to South Carolina’s Ernest F. “Fritz” Hollings, one of the last larger-than-life Democrats who once dominated the politics of the South. Funeral services are set to begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday ...

The old adage we learned in law school—or in human resources courses—that employers may terminate “at-will” employees for “any reason or no reason at all,” as long as the reason is not discriminatory, requires a further qualification. Depending on the ...

BY ERIC M. BRUSCA To challenge a patent claim in an inter partes review (IPR) at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), a petitioner must set forth grounds of unpatentability that include challenges based on prior art. It is ...

BY HUNTER FREEMAN By way of two separate but unanimous decisions issued on March 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved two different circuit splits by clarifying that a copyright owner must apply for and receive a copyright registration certificate ...

COLUMBIA (AP) — A South Carolina legislative panel spent hours April 11 hearing from supporters and opponents of a medical marijuana bill, even though the proposal has little chance of passing this year. The Compassionate Care Act would allow patients with ...

The town of Springfield has a new police chief after its former chief was accused of taking bribes to help people get visas to enter or stay in the country. The Times & Democrat reported that Mayor Ed Furtick had announced Timothy ...

The South Carolina Senate has passed a bill that would nearly double the amount people can get when they sue state or local governments over deaths and injuries. Under the South Carolina Tort Claims, individuals can get no more than ...

HONEA PATH (AP) — A teacher and a teaching assistant at a South Carolina school are accused of dragging an autistic student down a hallway and shoving his head. The Anderson Independent-Mail reports the student’s parent is suing the Honea ...