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DHEC board could pick its next choice to lead the agency
COLUMBIA (AP) — The governing board of South Carolina’s public health and environmental agency could pick its next choice for director. Friday’s meeting of the Department of Health and Environmental Control board comes two months after Gov. Nikki Haley’s pick and longtime friend Eleanor Kitzman withdrew amid tough questioning from senators. The Senate must confirm […]
Cryptic Supreme Court order ends York County’s landfill fight
York County fought the state and the state won.
Constitutional – Separation of Powers – Appropriations Act – Line Item Veto – Administrative – CON Act – Funding Cut
Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-042-14, 20 pp.) (Jean Hoefer Toal, Ch.J.) (Costa Pleicones, J., dissenting) S.C. S. Ct. Holding: The governor’s veto of a line item in an appropriations act does not repeal a separate, already existing statute. Respondent (DHEC) is […]
Help Wanted: Legal experience not necessarily a virtue
The tumultuous tales of two lawyers selected to fill high-level public positions in the Carolinas show that legal chops may not count for much when an attorney is named as executive in charge of a sprawling state agency. Catherine Templeton, the new chief of the S.C. Health & Environmental Control Department and former head of the state’s labor agency, is already embroiled in controversy and cos[...]
DHEC worker accused of profiting from TB outbreak
A former South Carolina health department nurse has accused another health worker of trying to profit from an outbreak of tuberculosis at a Greenwood County school, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
DHEC asks court to rule on suspension of program
South Carolina health officials on Monday asked the state Supreme Court to decide if the agency can suspend a program that regulates whether new medical facilities can be built, hospitals can expand and doctors can buy expensive equipment.
Environmental – Administrative – Coastal Zone – Real Property – Erosion Control
Kiawah Development Partners, II v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control In the context of the Coastal Zone Management Act and related regulations, “area” refers to the “critical area” that is the subject of the legislation.
DHEC website access blocked to beef up security
A state agency continues to block public access to notices on its website as it works to improve its computer security.
Environmental – Administrative Authority – Savannah River Project – DHEC Negotiation
Savannah Riverkeeper v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control The plain language of S.C. Code Ann. § 54-6-10 gives the Savannah River Maritime Commission the responsibility and exclusive authority to represent South Carolina in all matters pertaining or collaterally related to dredging in the Savannah River for purposes of navigation by ocean-going container or comm[...]
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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