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14-year-old among three teens charged in triple slaying
COLUMBIA — A 14-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a weekend shooting over a yearslong squabble that left three teenagers dead and another injured in the capital city of South Carolina, officials said Tuesday. The youth joins two 17-year-old suspects, all charged with three counts of murder and one of attempted murder, according […]
Retail chain sued over worker’s undiscovered death
COLUMBIA — The family of a woman whose body remained in a locked bathroom at a Belk department store for days after she died is suing the company, saying her body was so decomposed they couldn’t even hold an open casket funeral. Bessie Durham, who worked for a contract cleaning company, went to the family […]
Massive dorm complex opens at USC
COLUMBIA — The largest construction project in the history of the University of South Carolina has officially become a reality. The Campus Village, a massive four-building student housing complex that will house 1,808 students, opened its doors at an early morning ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday. Campus Village is on Whaley Street in the south region of […]
Columbia accounting firms will combine
Two Columbia public accounting firms have announced a merger effective this month. Fleischman & Associates PA will merge its professional practice into The Hobbs Group as of Aug. 21. Combining forces, the firm will have a team of more than 50 professionals specializing in a range of services, including assurance, taxes, accounting, advisory, small business […]
Danish logistics company leases Columbia building
A distribution and logistics company has leased a 244,945-squre-foot industrial building on 40 acres in northeast Columbia. Weston Inc. has leased 1030 Metso Way to DSV, a Danish company that offers more than 16 million square feet of warehousing solutions in 55 locations around the United States. This expansion represents the fifth warehouse facility operated […]
Columbia joins effort to help cities respond to future heatwaves
Columbia is known for its heat, once even having the slogan “Famously Hot,” but a new program might help future heat waves have less of an impact on residents. The city is now one of five in the U.S. taking part in a multiyear project to cool cities and metropolitan areas with Smart Surfaces, a […]
Fall trial set for ex-SC lawmaker charged in corruption case
COLUMBIA (AP) The former chairman of one of South Carolina’s most powerful legislative committees is set to go on trial later this year on charges that are part of a wide-ranging, ongoing probe into Statehouse corruption. A judge on Aug. 15 set a trial date of October 22 for former House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim […]
Police: Former chief charged after not returning guns
COLUMBIA (AP) Authorities say a former South Carolina police chief faces breach of trust charges after failing to return two guns to former employers. Richland County deputies say they found the guns last month at former Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott’s home after tracking a fugitive to his house. Deputies say in a news release […]
Year for supervisor who ordered guards to hog-tie juveniles
COLUMBIA (AP) A former supervisor at a South Carolina juvenile prison has been sentenced to a year in prison for ordering guards to hog-tie two inmates because they made too much noise. Court records show 36-year-old Nicole Jenice Samples was sentenced in federal court Aug. 1. She pleaded guilty to two counts of deprivation of […]
Obituary: Cameron Littlejohn Jr.
Cameron Littlejohn Jr., who served as an assistant U.S. Attorney General before working in private practice for over 40 years, has died, according to The State. He was 67. Mr. Littlejohn was the son of deceased South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Cameron Littlejohn. Mr. Littlejohn was born on Sept. 9, 1950 in Spartanburg. He […]
Governor asks for bigger rate cut in veto; lawmakers decline
COLUMBIA (AP) South Carolina lawmakers temporarily cut electric rates of a private utility by 15 percent June 28 to remove most of the charges they are paying for two nuclear plants that were never finished. Both the House and Senate overrode Gov. Henry McMaster’s veto of the rate cut in just minutes. In his veto message, […]
SC Senate, House leaders still apart on $8B budget
COLUMBIA (AP) Members of a committee trying to hash out the difference between the proposed South Carolina budget passed by the House and Senate have made little progress. The conference committee discussing the $8 billion state budget met for the first time June 18, but immediately noted an impasse on how to spend $67 million […]
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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