South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Jul 21, 2026

US judge approves Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement of copyright lawsuit

A federal judge in San Francisco on July 20 signed off on artificial intelligence company Anthropic‘s landmark $1.5 billion settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by a group of […]

Oct 22, 2025

Ex-Amazon driver sues EEOC over sex bias case shutdown

A former Amazon delivery driver has filed a lawsuit accusing a federal civil right agency of abruptly and unlawfully abandoning her sex discrimination case and others like it following an […]

Sep 26, 2025

Amazon settles $2.5 billion FTC case over Prime practices

Amazon agreed to a $2.5 billion FTC settlement over deceptive Prime sign-up and cancellation practices, with $1.5 billion going to affected consumers.

Sep 11, 2024

Trial opens in second Google antitrust lawsuit

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant faces another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company, this […]

Sep 9, 2024

Amazon lawsuit: NLRB’s structure is unconstitutional

Amazon is challenging the structure of the National Labor Relations Board in a lawsuit that also accuses the agency of improperly influencing the outcome of a union election at a […]

May 14, 2024

Feds investigate Amazon’s self-driving robotaxi unit

DETROIT — Amazon‘s self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government’s highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists. The National […]

May 13, 2024

Court rejects bids to dismiss robocalls case

South Carolina, joined by 48 states, has been cleared to proceed with legal action against Avid Telecom for illegal robocalls.

Mar 20, 2024

SLED agents charge former city official

State agents have charged a former Lexington city department manager after a government purchase card was misused, a release from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says. Beatrice L. Lyons-Daniels, […]

Feb 19, 2024

Amazon challenges constitutionality of NLRB

Amazon is arguing in a legal filing that the 88-year-old National Labor Relations Board is unconstitutional, echoing similar arguments made this year by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and the grocery store […]

Sep 27, 2023

FTC, 17 states sue Amazon in federal court

U.S. regulators and 17 states are suing Amazon over allegations the e-commerce behemoth abuses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on and off its platform, overcharge sellers and […]

Apr 18, 2023

Supreme Court to deliver answer in religious mailman’s case

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Gerald Groff liked his work as a postal employee in Pennsylvania’s Amish Country. For years, he delivered mail and all manner of packages: a car bumper, […]

Sep 6, 2017

Eclipse glasses class action throws shade at Amazon

A Charleston couple is spearheading a class action lawsuit against online retail giant Amazon over the sale of millions of allegedly defective eclipse glasses that might have damaged the eyes […]