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SC lawyers played key role in Arab Bank verdict
Ten years ago, Ron Motley, co-founder of the Mount Pleasant-based Motley Rice law firm, filed a lawsuit alleging that a large Middle Eastern bank with branches in the United States was in cahoots with...
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COA rules plaintiff had no duty to warn neighbors of husband’s prior pedophilia
A woman who knew her husband was an admitted pedophile had no duty to warn children invited into her home that her husband may pose a threat to their safety, a divided South Carolina Court of Appeals...
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Change in the wind in $2.2M trash dump settlement
Spartanburg attorney Gary Poliakoff and three couples he represented in a nuisance lawsuit against a landfill know just how difficult it is to sue a company over foul smells. Two years ago, a jury...
View ArticleBar Discipline Roundup: Columbia attorney suspended, Goose Creek judge...
Attorney: Eric Reed Martin Location: Columbia Bar membership: Member since 1998 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for six months on Oct. 1. Background: Martin was retained in 2008...
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No discovery rule extension to slander, libel
In a recent ruling, without precedence from the S.C. Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court relied on cases from other states in holding that the discovery rule does not extend to libel and slander...
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COA rules plaintiff had no duty to warn neighbors of husband’s prior pedophilia
A woman who knew her husband was an admitted pedophile had no duty to warn children invited into her home that her husband may pose a threat to their safety, a divided South Carolina Court of Appeals...
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Suits and countersuits arise in the wake of attorney Scott Pfeiffer’s fraud...
Some folks harbor a low opinion of lawyers. If the owners of LOP Capital feel that way, it would be easy to understand. LOP Capital is a former client of Scott Pfeiffer, the former Greenville attorney...
View ArticleBar Discipline Roundup: Columbia attorney placed on inactive status
Attorney: Amy Landers May Location: Columbia Bar membership: Member since 2001 Disciplinary action: Transferred to incapacity inactive status on Sept. 30. Background: The Supreme Court transferred May...
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Judge rains on slip-and-fall plaintiff’s parade
The fact that a defendant’s employee told a plaintiff that the floor where she slipped and fell was “always wet” on rainy days wasn’t enough for a federal judge to allow her case to go forward. The...
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Lawyers on the move
McNair Law Firm announced that associate Jonathan Eggert has joined the firm’s Hilton Head office. Jonathan’s practice focuses on immigration and labor and employment law. David S. Cox has joined the...
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A matter of force: $97.5M jury award trains a spotlight on the issue of law...
A jury deliberated just four hours before delivering a verdict and a message: $97.5 million — including $90 million in punitive damages — to the family of a man shot dead on a country road by a...
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Attorney’s misconduct to cost him $17K
A costly mistake is the kind of mistake an attorney is likely to remember, and a wallop for nearly $17,000 in sanctions is pretty costly indeed. Typically such sanctions are imposed against the...
View ArticleBar Discipline Roundup: Murrells Inlet attorney disbarred
Attorney: William Thomas Moody Location: Murrells Inlet Bar membership: Member since 1991 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on Oct. 15 Background: Moody invested $15,000 of a client’s trust funds in a...
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State to pay $285K to driver in trooper incident
The S.C. Department of Public Safety has agreed to pay $285,000 to 35-year-old Levar Jones, the motorist shot on Sept. 4 by then-state trooper Sean Groubert, a department spokeswoman has confirmed. The...
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A Halloween contemplation: Using your last will to get the last word
Halloween is a good time to think about how you want to die. Do you want to leave the world peacefully? Or do you want to go down trash talking, making sure that your enemies know exactly what you...
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Lawyers on the move
Nexsen Pruet announced that Nicole Ewing has joined the firm as special counsel in its real estate law practice group in Charleston. Danielle M. Mitchell has been named a partner at the firm Mitchell...
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In a new light
A divided South Carolina Supreme Court has adopted a new post-conviction relief test that will make it harder for certain defendants to get a second chance at proving their innocence. The court split...
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Justices question instruction’s role in Stark Law case
During a special hearing outside of Richmond last week, a panel of the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals listened to arguments in U.S. ex rel Michael L. Drakeford, M.D. v. Tuomey, a False Claims Act...
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S.C. Supreme Court: Offset not a violation of collateral source rule
The state agency responsible for making good on the debts of insolvent insurance companies is entitled to offset some of what it owes to one resident injured in an auto accident, the state’s Supreme...
View ArticlePass rate down for July 2014 South Carolina Bar Examination
Law school graduates attempting the July 2014 South Carolina Bar Examination fared significantly worse as a group than graduates who sat for the 2013 exam. In total, 484 lawyer hopefuls attempted the...
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