South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

SUMMERVILLE (AP) — A mapping error from 1897 is causing 21st century headaches for people living near Charleston. Surveyors 122 years ago messed up drawing the county line between Berkeley and Dorchester counties. The mistake was officially corrected last year, ...

CHARLESTON (AP) — A black man who has worked for a decade at a Boeing plant in South Carolina says he’s been routinely subjected to racist harassment. News outlets report that Curtis Anthony is suing the company, saying his complaints ...

Three days after a gunman shot and killed 12 people at the sprawling Virginia Beach, Virginia government complex, lawyers were back in court nearby on June 3 arguing to a jury over the value of a personal injury claim. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has sided with an Alabama technology company over the U.S. Postal Service in a patent dispute. The dispute before the justices had to do with U.S. Patent No. 6,826,548. That’s the patent Birmingham-based Return ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to federal regulation of gun silencers on June 10, just days after a gunman used one in a shooting rampage that killed 12 people in Virginia. The justices did not ...

COLUMBIA (AP) — Current and former ratepayers of South Carolina Electric and Gas will split $146 million in what is considered the largest private class action settlement in state history. News outlets report a judge finalized the decision June 11. ...

For most lawyers, email is their primary method of correspondence with clients, courts, opposing counsel and others. Over the years, we’ve become increasingly reliant on email because it’s a fairly simple and cost-effective way to communicate. Of course, as technology ...

The South Carolina Access to Justice Commission has appointed Hannah Honeycutt as its new executive director. Honeycutt will lead the commission in its mission addressing barriers to legal representation in South Carolina. The Access to Justice Commission was created by ...

The South Carolina Court of Appeals held a special session June 6 at the Francis Marion Performing Arts Center in Florence. After hearing oral arguments, the court took questions from the audience regarding the judicial branch of government and its ...

CHAPIN (AP) — A South Carolina gun and sporting goods distributor is filing for bankruptcy amid allegations of mishandled funds borrowed by its majority owner. News outlets report Ellett Brothers has its first hearing in bankruptcy court on June 11. ...