South Carolina Lawyers Weekly articles from July 2009

South Carolina Lawyers Weekly archives from July 2009

S.C. Bar's proposal to up e-CLE limit rejected.(continuing legal education)
July 6, 2009... Byline: Fred Horlbeck The state Supreme Court's Commission on CLE and Specialization has voted against an S.C. Bar proposal to raise the annual limit on electronic CLE hours. The decision reflected the low percentage of Bar members who...

S.C. Bar's Ethics Advisory Committee: closing lawyer not automatically lender's.
July 6, 2009... Byline: Fred Horlbeck A lawyer for a borrower in a standard real estate closing does not automatically represent a lender simply because the lender supplies him with closing instructions, the S.C. Bar's Ethics Advisory Committee has ruled....

Q&A with Greenville trucking attorney Rob Moseley.(Smith Moore Leatherwood)(South Carolina)(Interview)
July 6, 2009... Byline: Diana Smith Greenville attorney Rob Moseley leads Smith Moore Leatherwood's transportation industry group, where he represents trucking companies and their insurance carriers. He recently became a legal commentator for...

Car buyers settle claims over too-good-to-be-true offers from South Carolina dealerships.
July 6, 2009... Byline: Fred Horlbeck More than 300 car buyers have settled with two Upstate auto dealerships and other defendants in a federal lawsuit claiming fraudulent marketing and business practices. That hefty number of clients might well have...

S.C. Court of Appeals Case Summaries: July 6, 2009.
July 6, 2009... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Practice Evidence - Hearsay - Purpose - Murder & Sexual Assault - Kidnapping Sentence State v. Vick. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-114-09, 9 pp.) (Thomas E. Huff, J.) Appealed from...

S.C. Court of Appeals Unpublished Case Summaries: July 6, 2009.
July 6, 2009... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Practice Probation Revocation - Sex Offender - Minor Victim - GPS Monitoring State v. Smith. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-120-09, 2 pp.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Greenville County...

S.C. Supreme Court Case Summaries: July 6, 2009.
July 6, 2009... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Suspension - Client Protection In re Danielson. (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-113-09, 2 pp.) (Jean Hoefer Toal, Ch.J., for the court) S.C. S. Ct. Holding: Respondent's license to...

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit Case Summaries: July 6, 2009.
July 6, 2009... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Admiralty Vessel Collision - Chinese Waters - Forum Non Conveniens In re: Compania Naviera Joanna SA v. Koninklujke Boskalis Westminster NV. (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-117-09, 35 pp.)...