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Man found not guilty of 2016 Beaufort County killing
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — A jury found a South Carolina man not guilty of murder in a 2015 Beaufort County killing. It was the third time prosecutors brought Ishmael Rivers to trial. The first time a judge stopped the trial because there wasn’t enough minorities in the jury pool and the second time jurors couldn’t […]
Couple must pay fees, despite leaving club
Membership documents signed by a Beaufort County couple require them to continue to pay thousands of dollars in dues and fees to a social club, even though they resigned from it, the South Carolina Supreme Court said in a split 3-2 decision. Justice John Few, writing for the majority, said that the South Carolina Court […]
Jury rejects attempt to make wife’s death look like suicide
BEAUFORT (AP) Authorities say a South Carolina man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing his wife and trying to make it look like a suicide. Prosecutor Hunter Swanson said a jury found 39-year-old Richard Passio Jr. guilty of murder Aug. 2. Authorities say Passio called 911 in June 2016, saying his […]
South Carolina school board attorney under investigation
BEAUFORT (AP) An attorney for a South Carolina school board is being investigated after a board member complained the lawyer deceived the panel, misinterpreted some law and threatened board members. The Associated Press reports that Beaufort School Board member John Dowling filed a complaint March 9 against school board attorney Drew Davis with the Supreme […]
5 counties sue electronic mortgage registry system
A lawsuit filed by five South Carolina counties challenging the practices of a national electronic mortgage document registry system has survived a pair of motions to dismiss filed by the company and a group of banks and mortgage lenders named as defendants. The counties are suing because they say the system results in county property […]
500 may get late diplomas in Beaufort County
BEAUFORT (AP) — South Carolina’s high school exit exam is no more and as many as 500 students who attended Beaufort County high schools in the past quarter century now qualify for diplomas. The Beaufort Gazette reports those students never received diplomas because they didn’t pass the exam. A law signed by Gov. Nikki […]
Beaufort County opening new coroner’s office
PORT ROYAL (AP) — Officials in Beaufort County are celebrating the opening of the county’s new coroner’s office. Coroner Ed Allen is expected to be joined Monday by Port Royal Mayor Samuel Murray and officials from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office in the grand opening festivities. Beaufort County Council Chairman Paul Sommerville is serving as […]
Beaufort County text ban usually brings warnings
It's against the law to text and drive now in almost all of Beaufort County.
Beaufort schools settle suit brought by student
A lawsuit alleging mistreatment of a disabled student in the Beaufort County School District has been settled with the student and his mother receiving about $37,000.
Operator of “Pet Paradise” denies abuse complaints
Beaufort County deputies have investigated six animal cruelty complaints against a Port Royal pet store owner in the past three years.
Mob justice in Beaufort County
Beaufort County’s sheriff is teaching an old law new tricks. Sheriff P.J. Tanner is using what he calls the “mob law” to advance investigations into violent crimes on St. Helena Island, including a June 21 shooting outside a nightclub that left two dead.
Disbarred lawyer charged in immigration scheme
The owner of a Beaufort County immigration services business has been charged with scamming customers out of thousands of dollars.
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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