South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Sometimes it’s simply about the money. In a recent survey, 36 percent of lawyers said they would be most enticed to make a lateral job change to another law firm by higher earnings potential. Work-life balance ranked second as an ...

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One of the great privileges of being a judge is to be able to speak with jurors after a trial, to thank them and to ask them questions about the process. Many jurors, with a little encouragement, will offer their ...

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  Almost a year to the day after first making details of its proposal to acquire SCANA Corp. public, Richmond, Virginia-based Dominion Energy completed the merger, capping a tumultuous 12 months of legal maneuvering and absorbing South Carolina’s independent utility ...

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South Carolina will receive $4.5 million as its share of a $120 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson for falsely stating the longevity of its metal-on-metal hip implants, causing serious medical problems for patients who had to have them replaced, ...

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Attorneys have asked an appellate court to reconsider its ruling upholding the conviction and 20-year sentence of a former South Carolina policeman in the shooting death of an unarmed motorist who was running away from a traffic stop. Court filings ...

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A federal judge in South Carolina has turned back the Trump administration’s attempt to continue preparatory work for offshore drilling during the federal government’s partial shutdown, issuing a ruling in a federal lawsuit challenging the overall expansion plans. In his ...

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The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will take up its first gun rights case in nine years, a challenge to New York City’s prohibition on carrying a licensed, locked and unloaded handgun outside the city limits. The court’s decision to ...

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One coastal South Carolina government wanted to charge a newspaper $75,000 for a public records request that other governments filled for free. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach used a Freedom of Information Act request to ask for all records ...

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Authorities say a man in South Carolina openly carrying a gun in a holster on his waist along with a police baton and handcuffs told a deputy he had the items in case he needed to make a citizen’s arrest. ...

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A federal court hearing will go forward as scheduled in Nevada next week on the state’s attempt to block the Energy Department’s plans to ship plutonium from South Carolina to Nevada despite claims by U.S. lawyers that they need more ...

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