South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

May 27, 2026

Slip-and-fall warning claim belongs before jury

A jury should decide whether a convenience store negligently created and failed to warn of a dangerous condition that allegedly caused the plaintiff’s slip-and-fall injuries. The 4th U.S. Circuit […]

May 21, 2026

SC Legal Services offering free legal help to Hurricane Helene survivors

More than a year after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of South Carolina, many residents are still grappling with legal and financial challenges tied to recovery. A statewide nonprofit is urging […]

May 15, 2026

McMaster reverses course, calls special session on redistricting

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed an executive order May 14 calling the General Assembly back into a special session on May 15 to take up congressional redistricting, reversing a […]

May 14, 2026

SC redistricting push stalls in Senate as legislative session nears end

South Carolina‘s Republican-led effort to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterms appeared to be in serious jeopardy after a key procedural vote failed in the state […]

May 4, 2026

SC governor signals openness to redistricting following SCOTUS voting rights ruling

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has issued a statement suggesting the state legislature should review the state’s congressional map following a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights […]

Apr 28, 2026

South Carolina Senate blocks even a study of hate crime legislation

South Carolina will remain one of the few states in the country without a hate crime law after the state Senate failed to advance even a proposal to study such […]

Apr 27, 2026

South Carolina receives more than $63 million in annual tobacco settlement payment

South Carolina has received $63,095,224.77 as its share of the annual tobacco Master Settlement Agreement payment, Attorney General Alan Wilson announced, according to a press release from his office. The […]

Apr 10, 2026

South Carolina bill would let counties decide on Sunday liquor sales

A South Carolina bill that would allow counties to decide whether to permit Sunday liquor sales is advancing in the state legislature, according to ABC 15 News WPDE in Myrtle […]

Apr 9, 2026

Settlement bars later federal intellectual property claims

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for the defendants, holding that a prior settlement agreement and state-court dismissal barred the plaintiff’s later federal intellectual […]

Apr 7, 2026

4th Circuit enforces sweeping dismissal provision against IP claims

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a prior settlement agreement and state-court dismissal encompassed all claims that could have been brought in the earlier litigation. The […]

Mar 13, 2026

$16M settlement; DOT worker killed by detached tractor trailer wheel assembly

Action: Wrongful death Injuries alleged: Death Case name: Withheld Amount: $16 million Date: March 10, 2026 Attorneys: David Lail and Brandt Horton of Yarborough Applegate in Charleston (for the […]

Nov 17, 2025

South Carolina looks at most restrictive abortion bill in the US as opponents keep pushing limits

Sending women who get abortions to prison for decades. Outlawing IUDs. Sharply restricting in-vitro fertilization. These are the strictest abortion prohibitions and punishments in the nation being considered by South Carolina lawmakers, […]