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Florence County opens new $32 million courthouse
FLORENCE (AP) The new $32 million courthouse in Florence County is now open. The county held a formal ceremony to dedicate the courthouse March 23, but the building opened to the public earlier this month. The old courtrooms were on the 11th floor of the county building and officials say they had inadequate security for people […]
Groundbreaking: Florence getting new $32M judicial center
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — Florence County is getting a new courthouse. Local media outlets reports that state and local officials gathered on Friday to break ground on the new $32 million facility. The 120,000-square-foot building is being built downtown across from the Florence County Complex. When Florence County Council approved the project last year officials […]
Law library fees quietly add up
When defendants are convicted in Florence County, a small fee that they and their attorneys have overlooked for years is being added to their criminal fines to support a courthouse law library that no longer exists. During the last five years the fees have generated more than $200,000.
Former fire chief pleads guilty to embezzlement
The former chief of a volunteer fire department in Florence County has pleaded guilty to taking more than $200,000 from the department.
Hicks Harwell, former judge and lawmaker, dies at 79
Former South Carolina legislator and judge Baxter "Hicks" Harwell Jr. has died. He was 79.
Criminal Practice – Juvenile – Tried as Adult – Murder & Armed Robbery
State v. Jones. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-063-11, 5 pp.) (Aphrodite K. Konduros, J.) Appealed from Florence County Circuit Court (Thomas A. Russo, J.) & Florence County Family Court (Jerry D. Vinson Jr., J.) S.C. App. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: The family court found the crimes with which the juvenile […]
Criminal Practice – Juvenile – Tried as Adult – Murder & Armed Robbery
State v. Jones. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-063-11, 5 pp.) (Aphrodite K. Konduros, J.) Appealed from Florence County Circuit Court (Thomas A. Russo, J.) & Florence County Family Court (Jerry D. Vinson Jr., J.) S.C. App. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: The family court found the crimes with which the juvenile […]
Tort/Negligence – First Impression – Comparative Negligence – Jury Instructions – Varying Degrees of Fault
Berberich v. Jack. Under South Carolina's comparative negligence system, all forms of conduct amounting to negligence in any form, including, but not limited to, ordinary negligence, gross . . .
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
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- 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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