In this action arising from a motor vehicle accident, once defense counsel (hired by the insurance company of the owner of the car which had been driven by the defendant named in plaintiff’s complaint) notified plaintiff that the named defendant ...

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Where plaintiff was represented by an experienced attorney who carefully and independently vetted plaintiff’s allegations and claims before determining she had a viable cause of action against respondents, and where there is no evidence that plaintiff harassed or otherwise coerced ...

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We agree with our Court of Appeals that Opternative, Inc., has constitutional standing to challenge the constitutionality of the Eye Care Consumer Protection Law. However, in the context of constitutional standing, any discussion of the three elements of constitutional standing ...

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Pursuant to Rule 68, SCRCP, defendants offered judgment “for all claims alleged.” Plaintiff could not accept the offer and still hang on to his claims for treble damages and attorney’s fees. However, he is entitled to costs under Rule 68.  ...

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Defendants’ “Senior Scientist” apparently knew by 2007 that plaintiff was selling or licensing polymers that were subject to the parties’ contract. Nevertheless, defendants contend that no one in management had such knowledge, so it is a jury question whether the ...

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The pro se plaintiff, who filed his complaint on June 27, 2017, alleged that he received a notice of rights from the EEOC on March 27, 2017, which would indicate that suit was filed 91 days after plaintiff received the ...

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While the family court could allow the husband’s brother to intervene, based on his interest in some of the marital property, the court never should have allowed the brother to be involved in the matters of custody, child support, alimony, ...

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After plaintiff abandoned its nuclear power plant project, the General Assembly passed legislation requiring the Public Service Commission to lower plaintiff’s utility rates and to prohibit review of this “experimental” rate until November. Even though plaintiff does not have access ...

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The federal defendants’ plan to stop work on the Savannah River Site (SRS) mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility project (MOX facility or project) would violate an international treaty and a federal statute and would harm South Carolina by causing the ...

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Because the defendant-patentee took no further actions beyond sending plaintiff letters regarding potential patent infringement, the court cannot assert specific personal jurisdiction over defendant in this declaratory judgment action. The court grants defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal ...

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