South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Jun 16, 2026

SCOTUS News: Ex-Twitter employee gets conviction tossed for venue error

A former Twitter employee facing charges for falsification of documents to obstruct a federal investigation is entitled to be tried in the district where the alleged falsification occurred rather the […]

Jun 25, 2025

EPA’s denial of state plans subject to regional review, SCOTUS rules

SCOTUS rules that challenges to EPA state implementation plan denials in Oklahoma and Utah have venue within the regional circuit, not the D.C. Circuit, under the Clean Air Act.

Aug 21, 2019

Jury must decide venue in bath salts case

A divided federal appeals panel has overturned the convictions of three people accused of distributing synthetic drugs because the jury was never asked if the charges were brought in […]

Jun 25, 2018

Civil Practice – Venue – Contract – Forum Selection Clause – New Jersey Denny’s Franchise

Where an experienced franchise owner willingly agreed to litigate her claims in South Carolina courts, this court will enforce the forum selection clauses in the parties’ franchise and guaranty agreements. […]

Jun 22, 2018

Civil Practice – Venue – Contract – Forum Selection Clause – Franchise

The parties’ franchise agreement includes a valid, mandatory forum selection clause, selecting South Carolina as the forum for litigating disputes; furthermore, transfer of this action from South Carolina to Kansas […]

Jul 24, 2017

Arbitration – Construction Subcontract – Performance & Payment Bonds – Incorporation by Reference – Venue

Developers Surety & Indemnity Co. v. Carothers Construction, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-088-17, 8 pp.) (Richard Mark Gergel, J.) 9:17-cv-01419; D.S.C. Holding: Where (1) the plaintiff-surety’s bonds incorporate its subcontractor-principal’s […]

Mar 3, 2017

Contract – Forum Selection Clause – Enforceability – Venue Transfer

Dearbury Oil & Gas, Inc. v. Lykins Companies (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-071-17, 6 pp.) (Mary Geiger Lewis, J.) 7:16-cv-00923; D.S.C. Holding: The court agrees with plaintiff that defendants may not […]

Jan 30, 2017

Civil Practice – Venue – Insurance – S.C. Event Cancellation – Connecticut Policy

HDMG Entertainment, LLC v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-037-17, 13 pp.) (R. Bryan Harwell, J.) 4:16-cv-01626; D.S.C. Holding: Even though plaintiff is headquartered in Connecticut, […]

Apr 29, 2016

Civil Practice – Venue – S.C. & Florida Actions – First Filed Rule – Broader Action

Scardino v. Electronic Health Resources, LLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-082-16, 14 pp.) (Patrick Michael Duffy, J.) 2:14-cv-02900; D.S.C. Holding: Although plaintiff’s legal relationship with defendants is an important common thread […]

Dec 9, 2015

A town that time forgot—but lawyers remembered

Sidebar has been to courthouses in some real one-horse towns, but this beats all: A federal judge in South Carolina came across a forum selection clause requiring that all disputes […]

Dec 7, 2015

Civil Practice – Venue – Contract – Forum Selection Clause – California Ghost Town

Young v. PMAC Lending Services (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-215-15, 8 pp.) (Patrick Michael Duffy, J.) 2:15-cv-03865; D.S.C. Holding: Even though the forum selection clauses in the parties’ promissory notes designate […]

Nov 17, 2015

Civil Practice – Personal Jurisdiction – Contract – Insufficient Contact – Venue – Transfer

Informaxion Solutions, Inc. v. Vantus Group (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-204-15, 8 pp.) (Patrick Michael Duffy, J.) 2:15-cv-00290; D.S.C. Holding: Where the Wisconsin defendants (1) have no offices or agents in […]