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South Carolina city to pay $1M over high-speed chase death
LIBERTY (AP) An upstate South Carolina city will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit involving a bystander who died when hit by a wrong-way driver pursued by police. The Greenville News reports a municipal insurance fund will pay $750,000 to an heir of Steven Richardson and $250,000 to lawyers for the heir. Richardson died April […]
South Carolina shoplifting suspect dies after chase, wreck
COLUMBIA (AP) A shoplifting suspect has died after a wreck following a chase by a South Carolina sheriff’s deputy. Highway Patrol Cpl. Bill Rhyne told news outlets the wreck happened around noon March 26 on Interstate 20 in Richland County. Investigators say the front-seat passenger in a pickup truck that ran from a sheriff’s deputy died […]
Former officer leads SC and NC police on chase
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH (AP) — Authorities say a former police officer in North Carolina fired at officers during a chase that stretched across two states. Deputies in Brunswick County, North Carolina, told local media that 40-year-old Hank Smith got in his car and sped off after deputies tried to arrest him Tuesday night. Authorities say […]
Review finds problems with York Police chase
YORK (AP) — A review of a police chase last month in York determined the police chief and three officers violated a number of policies during the pursuit which reached speeds of 137 mph. The State Law Enforcement Division is also reviewing what happened after the April 4 chase, including whether York Police Chief Andy […]
Officer, suspect injured in chase shooting
A Florence police officer and a suspect have been hurt in a shooting that followed a police chase.
Sheriff says suspect is lucky he wasn’t shot
Spartanburg Sheriff Chuck Wright helped his deputies chase down an armed robbery suspect and said the suspect is lucky he didn't get shot.
Officer cleared in chase wreck that killed teen
A Westminster police officer has been cleared of wrongdoing in a car chase and wreck that killed an Oconee County teen.
Driver dies after being stunned at end of police chase
Anderson County authorities say a man has died after he was stunned with a Taser following a high-speed chase involving sheriff's deputies and the Highway Patrol.
Fatal end to police chase
Authorities say a man is dead after he led police on a 30-mile chase that ended when his van collided with a police cruiser in Hartsville.
Cayce officer cleared in chase that killed two men
A Cayce police officer has been cleared in a chase he started that ended in a wreck in Columbia that killed two men.
Police chase leads to fatal crash
BLUFFTON (AP) — A woman suspected of shoplifting from a Beaufort County mall has died following a police chase.
Business Law
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- 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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