South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

  A divided federal appeals panel has overturned the convictions of three people accused of distributing synthetic drugs because the jury was never asked if the charges were brought in the right locality. A two-judge majority of a panel of ...

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An insurance carrier that provides no-fault personal injury coverage is obligated to pay out on the policy even if the insured has received benefits from another source, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled, unanimously reversing a Court of Appeals ...

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  Rule 32 of South Carolina’s Rules of Civil Procedure dictates when and how witnesses’ testimony can be offered at trial by using recordings of depositions rather than having the witness appear in court in person, and as technology advances ...

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  The attorneys representing the estate of a Townville boy who was shot and killed at school have recouped $16,815 in attorneys’ fees for their work requesting the school video of the shooting through the Freedom of Information Act, the ...

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  The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against three major opioid distributors, asserting that the companies contributed to opioid addiction problems in the state. Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the suit against Cardinal Health, McKesson, and ...

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As law enforcement officers throughout South Carolina starting to pay closer attention to who has unprocessed hemp in their possession, the arrests they make could face legal challenges. In 2014, the South Carolina General Assembly passed a law allowing industrial ...

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  If a defendant used a deadly weapon to kill someone, can judges instruct juries that the element of malice can be inferred based on the use of that deadly weapon? The South Carolina Supreme Court has said no, in ...

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  Three people who were injured in a drunk driving crash will receive a total settlement of $850,000, including $650,000 from the bar that served the driver the night of the crash, their attorneys report. Sam Clawson and Christy Fargnoli ...

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  A Greenville County jury has awarded $7.523 million, including $5 million in punitive damages, to the family of a man who was killed by a drunk driver. Paul Landis and Wally Fayssoux of Fayssoux & Landis in Greenville and ...

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  An eggplant is an eggplant—unless it’s an emoji.  The plain, pear-shaped American version of the vegetable sat in obscurity until its digital reinvention into a bright purple Japanese eggplant emoji elevated its status for reasons that have nothing to ...

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