South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

In his mugshot, 23-year-old Paul Simmons Jr. of North Carolina looks reasonably intimidating, to the extent that one can be intimidated by a photograph. This is a good thing for “PJ,” as prison records list him, since he is headed ...

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A major mortgage lending company was allegedly a little too Quicken to assume that a customer wanted to opt out of legal representation. Tyrone Mosley has sued Quicken Loans Inc. in U.S. District Court in Aiken for giving him a ...

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So much for being courteous and civil to opposing counsel. According to multiple media reports, things got a toad, er, a tad ugly between two Texas lawyers who are facing off against each other in multiple lawsuits. Texas Lawyer was ...

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I don’t know who originally said freedom ain’t free, but it’s a true statement, from this Sidebar reporter’s perspective. I’d also like to submit as truth the statement that freedom ain’t for everyone. One example of an individual who may ...

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When it comes to broken dishes, it seems the owner of Hyman Seafood Co. in Charleston has a heart of glass. Restaurant owner Eli Hyman is facing a federal lawsuit over his policy of charging employees for broken glasses and ...

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Members of the Greek community at many of the nation’s institutions of higher learning are often accused of being lushes. That comes with the territory. But rarely do fraternities and sororities come to be viewed as actual slush funds. Perhaps ...

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There will be no more horse stables at 45 Pinckney St. in Charleston, says the state Court of Appeals. Arkay LLC and Robert Knoth, owner of Carolina Polo & Carriage Co., had applied for a special use exception to operate ...

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Firing off a sharply worded email can be cathartic, especially when people take note. And when you’re at the helm of your state’s highest court, people tend to pay attention to what you write. And so it’s no surprise that ...

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Gov. Nikki Haley created a stir among some circles recently when she congratulated Coastal Carolina University following its baseball team’s win over Arizona at the College World Series.

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According to state law, a coroner in South Carolina is authorized to carry a handgun while engaged in official duties. According to the State Law Enforcement Division, confronting obnoxious boaters while hanging out at the river, clothed in swimming attire ...

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