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By Alexander A. Bove Jr. and Melissa Langa No one wants to be sued, and everyone would feel better if they knew their assets would be protected if they were sued. It is common knowledge that we live in the ...
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Judge rules school board member can’t take back resignation
A school board member’s resignation was final when he emailed it and said it was effective immediately even though he sent another email three days later saying he changed his mind, a judge in South Carolina has ruled. Anderson County ...
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Read More »Four steps to developing a winning succession plan 
By Susan Letterman White For some people, succession planning means retirement, closing a practice, or advancing into and out of leadership and client relationship roles. For others, it means leaving the practice of law and finding another career or having ...
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Read More »Lawsuit says SC officers’ force caused woman’s miscarriage
A North Carolina woman is suing a South Carolina police department, saying officers used excessive force on her and contributed to a miscarriage she suffered in jail. The Sun News reported Tuesday that Rashonda Deanna Frederick’s complaint says she was ...
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Read More »Employers can set wellness examples
By Maura Mazurowski They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. So if you notice that workplace morale is low—if it seems that your partners, associates and paralegals have grown sluggish and seem down—the answer to turning things around ...
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Read More »Lawyers in the News – November
Reynolds Blankenship and Perry Buckner have joined Yarborough Applegate in Charleston. Blankenship focuses his practice on representing plaintiffs who have been injured due to the negligence of others or the sale of defective products. Buckner focuses on litigation, with an ...
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Read More »SC has not hired advocate pushed for after nuclear debacle
One of the key reforms South Carolina lawmakers approved after a canceled nuclear project cost ratepayers billions of dollars was a consumer advocate to argue on behalf of ratepayers. But nearly 18 months later, the position has not been filled. ...
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Read More »Gender inequality persists at law firms, new report says
By Louis Krauss BridgeTower Media Newswires Women have increased their numbers in the legal profession over the last 40 years, but many still report gender-related issues hampering their careers, including everything from offensive comments in the workplace to being passed ...
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Read More »Gray areas: Emerging technologies cause headaches for corporate counsel
By David Baugher BridgeTower Media Newswires From big-data analytics to artificial intelligence, enterprises must be more creative and diligent than ever before when seeking the best ways to protect their rights in a world where technology IP claims are becoming ...
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Read More »Suit seeks to block prosecutor from excluding black jurors
Four black voters and a branch of the NAACP sued a Mississippi prosecutor on Monday, asking a federal judge to order him to stop excluding African Americans from juries. The lawsuit against District Attorney Doug Evans is an outgrowth of ...
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