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Coast Guard rescues 2 after yacht sinks
CHARLESTON — Coast Guard rescuers saved two people from the water after their yacht sank off South Carolina. The Coast Guard said the rescue happened Friday near the Winyah Bay entrance, close to Georgetown. The spouse of a mariner aboard the 44-foot vessel, called The Answer My Friend, placed a distress call that the yacht […]
Four divers rescued off coast of Carolinas
MYRTLE BEACH — The Coast Guard and Navy rescued four divers who were reported missing Sunday off the Carolinas, officials said Monday. The U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic announced the rescue on social media. It said the divers were rescued about 46 miles southeast of North Carolina’s Cape Fear River. The four men were reported missing […]
See, what happened was…
Alcohol and boating don’t mix, I’ve heard it said. That’s especially true when you’re in a stolen boat and the best story you can come up with to tell authorities after drifting into a restricted area is that you tossed the boat’s owner overboard. Neither local police nor Coast Guard personnel found any of the […]
Criminal Practice – Coast Guard Can Be Paid for False Distress Signal
U.S. v. Serafini (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-102-16, 12 pp.) (Wilkinson, J.) No. 15-4383, June 10, 2016; USDC at Newport News, Va. (Doumar, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit says a defendant who was discovered intoxicated on a stolen 24-foot motor boat not authorized to be in a restricted marine area at the Newport News […]
Man reported missing at sea for 66 days reunites with family
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A man whose family says he was missing at sea for more than two months is back on dry land and reuniting with his family. The crew of a German-flagged container ship found Louis Jordan floating Thursday afternoon on the overturned hull of his 35-foot sailboat, about 200 miles off the […]
Charleston Coast Guard commander removed
The commander of Coast Guard operations in South Carolina and Georgia has been removed.
Coast Guardsman pleads guilty to misconduct
A Coast Guard lieutenant has pleaded guilty to military charges of assault and other misconduct while in port in Panama.
All Coast Guard law enforcement training now in SC
All of the Coast Guard's law enforcement training programs have now been consolidated in South Carolina.
Administrative – No Review of Cargo Carrier Detention
Angelex Ltd. v. U.S. : A federal district court did not have jurisdiction to review the Coast Guard’s bond fixed for release of a detained ship under investigation for potential violations of certain ocean pollution prevention statutes; the 4th Circuit reverses the district court order altering the terms of the bond and remands for dismissal.
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
- Stericycle decision forces evaluation of policies, practices
- Are workplace DEI policies still legal after SCOTUS decisions?
- Court cases add new twists to legal language
- It’s all business, especially the busyness
- 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
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