South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Sep 5, 2024

Killer who dropped appeals faces October execution

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama has set a mid-October execution date for a man who admitted to killing five people with an ax and gun and later told a judge he […]

Aug 29, 2024

2nd Circuit revives Palin’s libel lawsuit against NYT

NEW YORK — A federal appeals court revived Sarah Palin’s libel case against The New York Times on Wednesday, citing errors by a lower court judge, particularly his decision to […]

Aug 21, 2024

High school shooter’s parents found not liable in attack

The parents of a former student accused of killing 10 people in a 2018 school shooting near Houston cannot be held responsible for what happened, a jury decided Monday. The […]

Jul 16, 2024

Expert: NRA’s spending policies are ‘dumpster fire’

NEW YORK — The second phase of the trial in a civil lawsuit against the National Rifle Association began Monday in Manhattan, with New York Attorney General Letitia James seeking […]

May 30, 2024

Jury’s verdict: Trump guilty on all counts

NEW YORK — Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in […]

Apr 24, 2024

Commentary: Once a jury acquits someone of a crime, that’s it

Once a jury acquits a person at trial, even if it simultaneously issues a so-called “inconsistent guilty verdict,” the Double Jeopardy Clause prevents the government from retrying the person for the acquitted charge.

Aug 21, 2023

High-speed crash leaves two badly hurt: $2.65 million settlement

Action: Auto accident Injuries alleged: First client was airlifted to an emergency room with spinal cord, head and neck injuries and a broken leg; second client was taken to an […]

Jun 4, 2018

Jury awards $12 million to family of SUV crash victim

ANDERSON (AP) A South Carolina jury has awarded $12 million to the family of a high school senior who died after an axle fractured on her SUV almost six years […]

Nov 15, 2016

False arrest claim leads to $150K verdict

A York County man arrested after using a baseball bat to fend off an attacker at his home was awarded $150,000 by a jury on Nov. 9, court records show. […]

Jul 27, 2016

This lender knows what borrowers want

A major mortgage lending company was allegedly a little too Quicken to assume that a customer wanted to opt out of legal representation. Tyrone Mosley has sued Quicken Loans Inc. […]

Mar 30, 2016

$1.28M verdict for worker zapped on St. Thomas

A Rastafarian land surveyor who alleged that he was zapped by an improperly maintained power line has won a $1.28 million jury verdict against the Virgin Islands Water & Power […]

Jan 26, 2016

Homeowners liable for construction accident

A jury in Orangeburg County has awarded more than $1 million to a 65-year-old man who was injured during a construction accident on private property, after determining that the homeowners […]