South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

BY BRIAN J. CARNEY BridgeTower Media Newswires Every aspect of trial preparation is important. But just because you spend time preparing a witness, don’t assume the witness will succeed when called to testify. How can a trial lawyer ensure that ...

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BY MICHAEL R. STANLEY BridgeTower Media Newswires The U.S. Supreme Court continued to shape the contours of the Federal Arbitration Act, handing down two decisions on the topic in January. First, in Henry Schein Inc. v. Archer & White Sales ...

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Authorities say a 58-year-old woman has been charged with murder in the stabbing of her husband. Bennettsville Police Lt. Larry Turner said officers were called to a home Friday after Gladys Williams attacked her husband after they argued. Turner says ...

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K&L Gates announced four hires in the firm’s Charleston office, all as associates: Lauren McFadden in the firm’s Corporate/M&A practice group, Laura Musselman in its Complex Commercial Litigation and Disputes practice group, Whit McGreevy in its Labor, Employment and Workplace ...

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A federal judge denied Nevada’s latest request Thursday to immediately block all future shipments of weapons-grade plutonium to a nuclear security site near Las Vegas. The state wanted the shipments blocked until potential safety and environmental risks could be reviewed ...

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The U.S. Department of Energy revealed on Wednesday that it secretly shipped weapons-grade plutonium from South Carolina to a nuclear security site in Nevada months ago despite the state’s protests. The Justice Department notified a federal judge in Reno that ...

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A South Carolina man has been charged in connection with a decadesold rape investigation in North Carolina. News outlets report 52-year-old Anthony Keith Grant, of North Charleston, was arrested Monday. Fayetteville police spokesman Shawn Strepay says Grant is charged in ...

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The South Carolina Supreme Court has extended the deadline for South Carolina Bar members who are federal employees to pay license fees. On Jan. 25, Chief Justice Donald Beatty issued an order granting such employees an additional 30 days after ...

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The University of South Carolina School of Law will host a theatrical reenactment of the life of Clarence Darrow, the trial lawyer from Ohio best known for representing an evolution advocate in the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” Trial. The play will ...

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  At a time when the #MeToo movement is dominating headlines, everyone is talking about sexual harassment — around the water cooler, around the family table, and online. Media coverage of harassment is pervasive, and #MeToo posts regularly go viral ...

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