South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Kanye West, the rapper, award show crasher, and Kardashian-in-law, is certainly no stranger to controversy, but this is a new one: A Fairfield County family is suing him in federal court in Charleston for copyright infringement over his use of ...

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Once Peyton Manning finishes helping Brad Paisley write songs about insurance, perhaps they can do a little ditty about the nuances of the visa application process. Sidebar knows just who could sing it: A country band is currently suing their ...

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Most people would feel a bit affronted to be called a ‘crusty crab,’ but for one Columbia attorney the comparison is actually quite the high praise. While financial law may sound like a snooze-fest to the average Joe, an international ...

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It almost goes without saying that a successful trial lawyer needs to be thoroughly prepared. But hard work alone is not enough, and even the most prodigious memory will carry you only so far. A successful trial lawyer also needs ...

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SIMPSONVILLE (AP) — Nearly everyone in this small South Carolina town has a theory for the city’s billion-dollar mystery: Who won the $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot announced last October? Maybe the winner was so overwhelmed upon seeing the winning ...

A South Carolina man is accused of rubbing hot sauce or hot peppers on his girlfriend’s children, attempting to smother them and shooting one of them in the foot with a BB gun. Greenville Police Lt. Jason Rampey told The ...

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Conservation groups suing the Trump administration over plans to conduct offshore drilling tests asked a judge on Wednesday to halt preparatory work for the drilling until their case is heard in court. The motion filed in federal court in South ...

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A bill overhauling how South Carolina transports mental health patients filed after two women drowned in the back of a police van needs some more work, a group of senators agreed Wednesday. Sen Marlon Kimpson is pushing the proposal, saying ...

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Lawyers don’t appear to be in danger of being replaced by artificial intelligence, but employers are increasingly turning to proprietary AI programs to automate the recruiting arm of their human resource departments. In fact, AI is predicted to replace 16 ...

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The Employment & Labor Law Section of the South Carolina Bar is seeking nominees for the 2019 Distinguished Lawyer Award. Nominees will be selected by the section’s selection committee, and the winner will be recognized at a mid-year seminar scheduled ...

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