South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Funds Do Not Have To Pass Through Trust Account

Even though a client was contractually obligated to pay his lawyer under an hourly rate, the trial court did not abuse its discretion by approving a lower contingency fee, the Court of Appeals has ruled. The unpublished ruling in Tillman ...

A former Clemson University clerical employee who fell and injured herself at work could recover lifetime disability benefits for paraplegia — even though she still had partial use of her lower body, the Appeals Court ruled Oct. 9. In an ...

A Greenville County prison guard could not recover comp benefits after he injured his foot while playing basketball with inmates, the full commission has ruled in a 2-1 decision. The appellate panel upheld the findings of the single commissioner who ...

A woman who tripped and fell on an uneven Lyman sidewalk has had her common law negligence claim against the town revived by the Supreme Court. In a Sept. 25 ruling, the justices said the trial court erred when it ...

Young lawyers to be paired with seasoned veterans

The Appeals Court has upset a Greenville woman’s alimony award that was based only on her “need” and her ex-husband’s ability to pay The award was erroneous because there was no evidence that the Family Court considered the wife’s “substantial ...

A contractor’s CGL policy did not cover water damage related to faulty workmanship at its Myrtle Beach development — even though the insurer paid one claim and allegedly indicated it would “take care of” others, according to a U.S. District ...

Evidence showed lack of ballast was partly to blame for rails' misalignment

The failure of state officials to keep detailed records on the DataMaster machines used in DUI stops has been called into question in an Aug. 21 opinion. There are 158 DataMaster machines in use at 117 sites statewide. A statute ...