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SC Department of Corrections seeks new order in mental health suit
The S.C. Department of Corrections has asked a trial judge to go back and change a ruling which chastised the agency for its pervasive mistreatment of mentally ill inmates in the state’s prison system. The department’s motion requests that Common Pleas Judge J. Michael Baxley of Richland County alter or amend his Jan. 8 […]
Getting Mugged: Lawmakers, record-keepers aim to curtail mug shot publishers, but questions about free speech, public records access arise
Lawmakers are expected to take up a bill this session aimed at giving South Carolina residents ammunition against websites that publish arrest mug shots and then demand hundreds of dollars to remove the embarrassing photos. The bill is part of a growing backlash against the cottage industry of mug shot publishing, which Richland County deputy […]
Richland County deputy fired after assault arrest
COLUMBIA (AP) — A Richland County deputy charged with assault after putting a woman in handcuffs at a Columbia restaurant has now been fired. Sheriff Leon Lott decided to terminate 49-year-old Paul Derrick’s employment after meeting last week with prosecutors and Columbia’s interim police chief. Columbia Police arrested Derrick after a cellphone video captured him […]
Kidnapping suspect appealing ammo conviction
A man charged with kidnapping a Richland County teen is appealing his 17-year prison sentence on a federal ammunition charge.
Jail officer charged with killing pregnant woman
A Richland County jail officer is charged with killing his pregnant girlfriend, then setting her body on fire.
The headline hunter
Among Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott’s vast array of law enforcement skills, the most impressive has to be his unfaltering ability to nab a headline. The man flat knows how to get his name in the press and pinging around the social media feeds. For those who somehow missed it, Lott’s latest feat of PR […]
Settlement reached in crash involving deputy
A state judge has signed off on a settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit involving a man killed last year when a Richland County sheriff's cruiser hit his sports utility vehicle.
USC prof drops his lawsuit, joins similar action
A University of South Carolina professor is dropping his lawsuit in Richland County against a panel led by Gov. Nikki Haley in order to join a similar lawsuit at the state Supreme Court.
Arbitration – Construction Contract – Administrative – Group Two License – $800,000 House – Attorney’s Fees
C-Sculptures, LLC, #1 v. Brown. Even though an unlicensed contractor may not enforce a construction contract, there is no S.C. law regarding a contractor's right to enforce a contract for . . .
Administrative – CON Act – Project Cost – Imaging Center – Cost Division – Different Equipment
MRI at Belfair, LLC v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control. The Department of Health and Environmental Control's (DHEC's) valuation method allowed . . .
Workers’ Compensation – Back Injury – Knee Problems – Medical Report
Lawson v. Hanson Brick America, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-067-11, 5 pp.) (James E. Lockemy, J.) Appealed from Richland County Circuit Court. (Kenneth G. Goode, J.) S.C. App. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: The circuit court improperly reversed the appellate panel’s finding regarding the claimant’s knee problems, since it drew […]
Developer gets $930K verdict in environmental cleanup dispute
A jury has awarded a real estate development company more than $930,000 plus attorney's fees in a breach-of-contract action centering on an environmental cleanup in Richland County. Plaintiff Ginn-LA University Club Ltd. claimed defendant Amelia Capital III breached a contract for the sale of The University Club Golf Club, a 239-acre real estate development in Blythewood. The plaintiff claimed 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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