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Judge ruling may impact state’s liquor laws
A South Carolina administrative judge’s ruling has potential to change how liquor license laws in the state are currently enforced. When Judge Deborah Durden ruled April 4 to deny the Five Points Roost, formerly known as the Pour House, a liquor license, she cited the business’s lack of sales from food as one of her […]
You don’t have to go home, but…
For those Columbians who enjoy booze for breakfast, at least one lawmaker is looking to make a memory of middle-of-the-night mimosas in The Metro. While the law dictates that most bars shut off their taps at 2 a.m., several have city permits that allow them to serve alcohol from dusk til dawn, and vice versa. […]
Booze ban unconstitutional
It took a ruling from the state Supreme Court to make it happen, but Aiken is set to get a Total Wine & More store. See, the problem was that South Carolina law prohibits any holder of a liquor license from opening more than three retail outlets in the state. Total Wine already had three […]
Church vs. State: Gaffney alcohol referendum going to voters
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) — Despite opposition from pastors and church members, a referendum on allowing Sunday alcohol sales in stores and restaurants in Gaffney will go before the voters this fall. Local media outlets report that dozens of opponents turned out Monday night but town council voted 4-1 to allow voters to decide the issue. […]
New findings on alcohol abuse a sobering read
The fact that news is unsurprising does not necessarily make it any more pleasant. Such was the case with the result of a study published recently by the American Society of Addiction Medicine which found that more than 20 percent of lawyers reported engaging in behaviors generally considered consistent with problematic drinking. The nexus between […]
Orangeburg County moving to closing bars earlier
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Orangeburg County is moving to closing bars earlier in an effort to prevent violence at nightspots. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports that the county council has given preliminary approval to an ordinance that would require all establishments serving alcohol to close between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. The ordinance […]
Coroner: SC college student died from heavy alcohol drinking
COLUMBIA (AP) — A coroner says an 18-year-old University of South Carolina student found dead in an off-campus home had four times the legal limit of alcohol in his body. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said Charles Terreni Jr. had a blood alcohol level of .375 and that’s what caused his death. He was found […]
Sunday alcohol sales approved in SC municipalities
SPARTANBURG (AP) — Voters in a number of South Carolina communities have agreed to allow diners to have a drink on Sunday. Media outlets report that referendums to allow alcohol sales in bars and restaurants were approved Tuesday in Spartanburg and Greenwood counties. Similar referendums were approved by voters in Sumter and Lake City. In […]
Spartanburg County endorses Sunday alcohol vote
SPARTANBURG (AP) — Spartanburg County Council has given tentative approval to allow voters to decide if bars and restaurants can serve alcohol on Sundays. The ordinance endorsed Tuesday will require two more votes before voters get to decide on the sales, the Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reported. Councilman Michael Brown says the move would help economic […]
Senate approves concealed guns in restaurants
People with concealed weapon permits in could soon be able to carry their guns into South Carolina businesses that serve alcohol.
Insurance – Life – Application – Misrepresentations – Intent to Defraud – Directed Verdict
Shenandoah Life Insurance Co. v. Smallwood The evidence would have supported several explanations for why the decedent gave false answers to questions on his life insurance application about his alcohol and drug use.
Town bans beach drinking, joins bluenose club
FOLLY BEACH (AP) — The temporary ban on drinking on the beach at Folly Beach is now permanent. The city council on Tuesday voted 4-3 for final approval to permanently ban alcohol on the beach. Mayor Tom Goodwin cast the deciding vote.
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
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- 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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