South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Apr 23, 2024

Judge orders Florida State, ACC into mediation

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Tallahassee judge has ordered Florida State and the Atlantic Coast Conference to enter mediation in hopes of settling a high-profile lawsuit that could dramatically impact the […]

Nov 16, 2021

In mediation, nighttime can be the right time

Ask any mediator and they’ll tell you that being the third wheel in a party of (at least) two is not always easy. It’s their job to get the […]

Jan 16, 2019

Mediators in the culture of litigation

More than 10 years have passed since legal scholar and researcher Randall Kiser and his colleagues published their famous study documenting how often, and at what cost, attorneys obtain a […]

May 23, 2018

An experiment in Charleston: Criminal mediation efforts could spread statewide

Charleston County Chief Administrative Judge Markley Dennis balked at the thought of using mediation to resolve criminal cases when a local mediator pitched the idea six or seven years ago. […]

Apr 10, 2018

Civil Practice – Mediation – Party Participation Requirement – Attorney Contact

The trial court granted third-party defendant N3A Manufacturing Inc.’s motion to participate in mediation by telephone, and N3A did not inform the other parties of any scheduling conflict. Although N3A […]

Sep 11, 2017

Civil Practice – Diversity Jurisdiction – Fraudulent Joinder – Statute of Limitations – Mediation

Moore v. Draughn (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-132-17, 8 pp.) (J. Michelle Childs, J.) 1:16-cv-03651; D.S.C. Holding: The South Carolina plaintiff asserts that he has a valid claim against defendant South […]

Dec 10, 2015

Six strategies for effective mediation advocacy training

As mediators, attorneys and educators, we understand the importance of preparing litigators to engage in mediation advocacy effectively. We also understand the realities of law firm practice and the scarcity […]

Nov 17, 2015

The 12 steps of mediation

Hello, my name is Shon, and I am a recovering courtroom addict. I used to believe that all family law matters should be tried for their sins and litigated to […]

Oct 19, 2015

Mediation leads to $315K settlement in nursing home death

A Columbia nursing home has agreed to pay $315,000 to the estate of a man who died after falling off his shower bed while being bathed, breaking several bones in […]

Apr 6, 2015

Tort/Negligence — Medical Malpractice – Civil Practice – NOI – Mediation Requirement – Dismissal

Rickerson v. Karl (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-037-15, 9 pp.) (John Geathers, J.) Appealed from Horry County Circuit Court (Benjamin Culbertson, J.) S.C. App. Holding: Even though plaintiff’s notice of intent […]

Sep 18, 2014

Lawsuit over ocean views on SC coast in mediation

SULLIVANS ISLAND — A judge has ordered mediation in a lawsuit involving ocean views on Sullivans Island northeast of Charleston. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports that two property […]

Jun 18, 2014

Working it out

Back in the 1990s a group of bar leaders in Greenville County started talking about a place where low-income litigants could mediate their disputes without having to pay high-priced private mediators.