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Contract – Agreement to Agree – Publicly Funded Hotel Project – Essential Terms Absent – Quantum Meruit – No Benefit
Stevens & Wilkinson of South Carolina, Inc. v. City of Columbia (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-095-14, 15 pp.) (Kaye Hearn, J.) (Costa Pleicones, J., dissenting) Appealed from Richland County Circuit Court (George James Jr., J.) On writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals. Opinion No. 27434, S.C. S. Ct. Holding: The parties’ Memorandum of Understanding […]
Employment – Healthcare ––Employment Agreements – Shareholders –Restrictions on Competition — Wage Payment Act
Baugh v. Columbia Heart Clinic A non-competition agreement between a hospital and physician/shareholders in its cardiology practice are enforceable where a forfeiture clause survives a reasonableness analysis and territory restrictions are tied to a legitimate interest of the hospital.
Tort/Negligence – Tortious Interference with a Contractual Relationship – Right of First Refusal – Physical Therapy Contractors
Functional Pathways of Tennessee, LLC v. Wilson Senior Care, Inc. The plaintiff-contractor’s allegations allow an inference that the defendant-contractor, Heritage Healthcare, Inc.,
Partnership – Agreement – Withdrawal – Lost ‘Rights’
Pellegrin v. Berthelsen Even though the parties’ partnership agreement takes away a partner’s “rights” once he withdraws from the partnership, this provision of the agreement does not prohibit plaintiff - a former partner who withdrew from the partnership — from suing his former partners for partnership dissolution/forced buy-out; breach of fiduciary duty; breach of contract; an[...]
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
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