South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Oct 10, 2023

Florida settles lawsuit over COVID-19 data

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida will have to provide COVID-19 data to the public again after a former Democratic state representative settled a lawsuit with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ administration over […]

Dec 17, 2021

Scientists confirm first omicron cases in South Carolina

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Scientists say they have confirmed the first three cases of the omicron coronavirus variant in South Carolina. Officials with the Medical University of South Carolina said […]

Aug 20, 2021

AG sues Columbia over city’s mask mandate for students

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s top prosecutor on Thursday sued the state’s capital city over a school mask mandate that officials allege violates state law. Columbia’s school mask order […]

Aug 4, 2021

Top prosecutor: Univ of South Carolina can’t require masks

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina can’t lawfully require students and staff to wear face coverings on campus this fall, despite increasing cases of coronavirus, thanks to […]

Mar 10, 2021

COVID-19: One year later

It was about one year ago today that managing partners and general counsel everywhere found themselves frantically brainstorming, mass e-mailing, and calling emergency meetings, hoping to get ahead of a […]

Mar 9, 2021

COVID-19 pandemic legislation current and on the horizon across the U.S.

By Kelli Sullivan Over the last year, 27 states, and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have enacted some type of legislation granting full or limited immunity to various […]

Feb 26, 2021

South Carolina Senate passes COVID liability protection bill

COLUMBIA (AP) — A bill that would prevent lawsuits against businesses and other groups by people who contract COVID-19 as long as federal and state health guidelines were being followed […]

Jan 22, 2021

The future of work: A Q&A with workplace safety attorney Travis Vance

It only feels like the COVID-19 pandemic has been going on forever. Some people have been dealing with it longer than most. In February 2020, officials in Washington reported […]

Jan 14, 2021

What COVID-19 has taught us about protecting against the next crisis

By Jeffrey Harradine BridgeTower Media Newswires We all know more than we did at the outset of this pandemic, including businesses seeking legal redress for business disruption, breach of contract, […]

Jan 12, 2021

COVID slows South Carolina’s courts—again

Efforts to keep the wheels of justice turning at full speed have been no match for COVID-19, which has caused South Carolina Supreme Court Justice Donald Beatty to halt […]

Jan 8, 2021

South Carolina again halts in-person hearings due to virus

COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina’s top jurist has again called off in-person hearings, saying he’s doing so due to the “ongoing increase” in COVID-19 cases across the state. “It is […]

Jan 4, 2021

Chief justice praises work of federal courts during COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is praising federal courts nationwide for their flexibility in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, acknowledging in his annual year-end report the […]