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SC political consultant can remain free until perjury trial
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge says a South Carolina political consultant can remain free until his trial on perjury charges. Richard Quinn Sr. was indicted last month on obstruction of justice and 11 perjury charges as part of an investigation into Statehouse corruption that started seven years ago. A judge Tuesday released Quinn on […]
SLED charges Columbia man for selling gun permits
South Carolina officials have charged a 30-year-old Columbia man with 29 counts of perjury for selling concealed weapons permits without giving people the required training.
Man arrested as part of PCB investigation
A Greer man has been arrested as part of an investigation into the dumping of hazardous chemicals in Upstate sewage treatment systems.
Criminal Practice – Sentencing – Enhancement – Perjury – Insufficient Findings
U.S. v. Perez In order to enhance a defendant’s sentence for obstruction of justice based on perjury, the sentencing court must make findings to clearly establish that a defendant gave false testimony on a material matter with willful intent to deceive. Because the trial court here failed to make the necessary findings, defendant’s enhanced sentence is reversed.
Workers’ Compensation – Causation – Hearing Loss – Perjury – Intrinsic Fraud
Samonsky v. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-060-11, 3 pp.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Aiken County Circuit Court. (Doyet A. Early III, J.) S.C. App. Unpub. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: Claimant’s doctors could not causally relate claimant’s vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus or hernia to his job, and the […]
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
- 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
- N.C. Bar Association embraces homophobia
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