Attorneys are adapting to court system’s decisive action to contain COVID-19
South Carolina attorneys are well-versed in the pivoting and maneuvering that happens so fast and often in the courtroom, but an opponent that no one saw coming is testing their collective...
View ArticleS.C. law firms open for justice with skeleton crews
As attorneys grapple with COVID-19, they’re coming up with creative solutions to keep their firms’ lights on, even as many of them are working from home as they deal with an unprecedented situation...
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2020 Lawyer of the Year gives voice to clients devastated by workplace...
Kearse Anne McGinness Kearse followed her love of investigating into the practice of law, and her dedication to helping others keeps her energized. Kearse is the South Carolina Lawyers Weekly 2020...
View ArticleIntroducing South Carolina’s newest lawyers
South Carolina Lawyers Weekly would like to congratulate each of the bar applicants who passed the February 2020 South Carolina bar exam. The following names were provided by the South Carolina Supreme...
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Black box data key evidence in $1M fatal wreck settlement
A woman whose mother was killed after their car was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer has confidentially settled a lawsuit against the at-fault driver and his employer for $1 million, even after...
View ArticleSC bar exam pass rate drops 10 percent
A bit more than 55 percent of those who took the South Carolina bar exam in February passed, according to figures released by the South Carolina Supreme Court. That’s a 10-percent overall drop from...
View ArticlePorn convictions reversed, but law survives challenge
South Carolina’s Supreme Court has rejected a Richland County man’s challenge to the constitutionality of the state’s child pornography law, although a narrowly divided court did overturn his...
View Article2020 vision: South Carolina’s largest law firms
Lawyers Weekly’s annual ranking of the Largest Law Firms in South Carolina is always a snapshot of a moment in time, with firms reporting the number of attorneys they had working for them on Jan. 1...
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Hospital to pay $730K after electrode left on girl’s brain
The family of a young girl with epilepsy who spent seven years living with an electrode that was mistakenly left on the surface of her brain has confidentially settled a lawsuit with the at-fault...
View Article4th Circuit opens door to evidence for foreign arbitration
BY CORREY E. STEPHENSON BridgeTower Media Newswires Teeing up a circuit split, a 4th U.S. Court of Appeals panel has held that a party to private arbitration in the United Kingdom can obtain testimony...
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Woman hit by car in grocery store lot settles suit for $1.3M
A woman whose legs were fractured after she was hit by a car in a grocery store parking lot has confidentially settled a lawsuit against the at-fault driver for $1.3 million, her attorneys report....
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Man injured in watercraft accident settles lawsuit for $1.538M
A man who was severely injured when two personal watercrafts collided on the Intracoastal Waterway has confidentially settled a lawsuit against the operator of a watercraft rental company and the...
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In a pandemic, pro bono work goes on
Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services’ Housing Attorney, Nicole Paluzzi, along with private attorney Rachel McKain, present an educational program on family law at their nonprofit partner organization,...
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Worker hit by shingles settles suit for $4.225M
A construction worker who was severely injured after roof shingles fell on his head has reached a pre-lawsuit settlement against a construction company and its subcontractor for $4 million, his...
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Sponge left in colon results in $950K settlement
Palmetto Richland Hospital and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine have paid $950,000 to a woman after a surgical sponge was in her colon following a surgical procedure and stayed...
View ArticleS.C. Supreme Court holds historic Webex hearing
COLUMBIA (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court made history on May 12 after it held its first-ever oral arguments hearing via Webex regarding potential difficulties of voting in this year’s elections...
View ArticleCOVID-19 keeping abuse victims at home, in danger
Reports of child abuse and neglect have plummeted by as much as 55 percent in South Carolina since the COVID-19 pandemic began, but that’s not necessarily a good thing. As schools and day care centers...
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Fatal motorcycle crash results in $4.9M settlement with paving company
The family of a man who died after his motorcycle hit uneven pavement on a major highway has settled a lawsuit against the paving company for $4.9 million, the family’s attorneys report. Richard...
View ArticleMarketability discounts OK even if company won’t be sold
The vertiginous swings of the stock market can be harrowing, but they at least provide a constant signal about how much a publicly-traded company is worth, and make their shares triflingly easy to...
View ArticleLaw firms adjusting wellness programs amid COVID-19
Attorneys and law firms have long had to deal with the mental health challenges that are so prevalent in the legal profession even in the best of times, and with COVID-19 both magnifying those...
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