South Carolina Lawyers Weekly articles from November 2005

South Carolina Lawyers Weekly archives from November 2005

Supreme Court of South Carolina congratulates applicants who passed the July 2005 Bar Exam.
November 7, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The Supreme Court of South Carolina congratulates the applicants listed below who have been certified as passing the July 2005 Bar Examination by the Board of Law Examiners. Each of these...

South Carolina Lawyers in the News: November 7, 2005.(Howell Morrison joins the American Board of Trial Advocates)(Kay Tennyson joins South Carolina School of Law Alumni Association Board)(Emily R. Gifford and William W. Watkins Jr. joins Richardson, Plowden, Carpenter & Robinson)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorney Howell Morrison of Moore & Van Allen was recently elected to membership in the Charleston chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Morrison is a partner with the firm and...

Two South Carolina attorneys win Compleat Lawyer Awards from USC Law School.(University of South Carolina )
November 7, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Bradish J. Waring and John F. Emerson, who practice in Nexsen Pruet's Charleston and Columbia offices respectively, have been honored with the Compleat Lawyer Award from the University...

Harriet Johnson receives South Carolina Women Lawyer's Assn.'s Jean Galloway Bissell Award.
November 7, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The South Carolina Women Lawyer's Association presented its highest award, the Jean Galloway Bissell Award, to Harriet McBryde Johnson on Oct. 13. Johnson is an author, attorney and...

S.C. Court of Appeals Case Summaries: November 7, 2005.(State v. Crocker)(State v. Pichardo)(Eagle Container Co., LLC v. County of Newberry )
November 7, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Marijuana Trafficking - Jurisdiction - Venue Where the appellant challenges his conviction for marijuana trafficking since the state failed to present evidence that the...

S.C. Court of Appeals Unpublished Case Summaries: November 7, 2005.(State v. Phillips)(State v. Mickle)(Jacobs v. Jackson)
November 7, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Assault and Battery - Admission of Testimony - Permanent Scarring Where the appellant, who injured a deputy in a firefight, argues the trial court erred by admitting testimony...

Physician Wins Employment Dispute With Clinic in Clearwater.
November 14, 2005... Byline: Gregory Froom An Aiken County doctor has won a $500,000 jury verdict in a contract dispute with the medical center that he co-founded with his late wife in the early 1970s. The plaintiff, Dr. Paul Weston, claimed that the...

Charleston attorney admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers.(Capers G. Barr III )(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Charleston lawyer Capers G. Barr III has become a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. The induction ceremony at which Barr became a fellow took place during the 2005 annual...

Daniel named chairman-elect of Greenville Chamber of Commerce.(J. Howard Daniel )(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Greenville attorney J. Howard Daniel of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak and Stewart, P.C. has been named chairman-elect of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce for 2006. Daniel will serve as the...

S.C. Lawyers in the News: November 14, 2005.(South Carolina)(David E. Dukes appointed at Defense Research and Trial Lawyers )(Clarence Davis receives award)
November 14, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Columbia attorney David E. Dukes was recently elected president of DRI, the 22,000-member national association of lawyers who defend companies and individuals in civil litigation. Dukes is...

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit Case Summaries: November 14, 2005.(U.S. v. Morris)
November 14, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Sentencing - Base Offense Level Increase - Booker A defendant convicted of conspiring to distribute oxycodone and methadone, possession of ammunition and retaliating against an...

S.C. Supreme Court Case Summaries: November 14, 2005.
November 14, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Appeals - Writ of Certiorari - Improvidently Granted Where we granted a writ of certiorari to review our Court of Appeals' decision, the writ was improvidently granted. ...

S.C. Court of Appeals Case Summaries: November 14, 2005.(South Carolina. Unfair Trade Practices Act)
November 14, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Medicaid Beds - Certificate of Need - 'Medicaid Days' Permits - Civil Practice - Standing Where the certificate of need program focuses on "additional Medicaid beds" while...

Commentary: A proactive approach to combating spyware.
November 14, 2005... Byline: JJeffrey S. Krause and Joseph Ulm One of the greatest technology issues facing today's law offices is the proliferation of spyware. In almost every industry, spyware has become a real threat to employee productivity and overall...

Verdicts & Settlements (November 14, 2005) Aiken County doctor wins contract dispute.(Weston v. Margaret J. Weston Medical Center)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff $500,000 Verdict Principal injuries (in order of severity): Breach of contract. Special damages: n/a Tried or Settled: Tried County where tried or settled: Aiken Case Name...

National defense lawyers group pushes for rewrite of electronic discovery rules.
November 21, 2005... Byline: Michael Dayton A company is sued for an allegedly defective product, and the plaintiff, as part of a routine discovery request, asks for any or all documents relevant to her case. The plaintiff's broad request could require the...

S.C. Supreme Court rules no time bars on paternity suits.(South Carolina)(Smith v. Doe)
November 21, 2005... Byline: Gregory Froom A 40-year-old mentally handicapped Lexington County woman was entitled to financial support from her father even though paternity was not established until she was in her 30s, the Supreme Court ruled Nov. 14. In...

Parker Poet acquires Columbia-based Governmental Consultants to expand presence in S.C.(Parker Poe Consulting )(South Carolina )
November 21, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The law firm of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP announced earlier this month that it has created Parker Poe Consulting, LLC. Parker Poe Consulting has acquired Columbia-based Governmental...

W. Leighton Lord III elected chairman of the board of Nexsen Pruett ,LLC.(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The members of Nexsen Pruet, LLC have elected W. Leighton Lord III as the firm's chairman of the board. Lord a member in the firm's Columbia office will assume the duties traditionally held...

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit Case Summaries: November 21, 2005.(U.S. v. Forrest)(American General Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Wood )
November 21, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Child Sexual Exploitation - Pornography - Intrastate Activity A former police chief who took nude photographs of a minor whom he befriended through a departmental junior police...

S.C. Supreme Court Case Summaries: November 21, 2005.
November 21, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorney Disciplinary Matter Admitted Misconduct - Failure to Communicate - Definite Suspension Where the respondent admitted misconduct in various matters, including failing to...

S.C. Court of Appeals Case Summaries: November 21, 2005.(Honorage Nursing Home of Florence, S.C., Inc. v. Florence Convalescent Center, Inc)(Simmons v. Simmons)
November 21, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Contract Breach - Leases - Statute of Frauds Where the appellant nursing home, which sued the respondent convalescent center for allegedly breaching the lease between the parties for a...

S.C. Court of Appeals Unpublished Case Summaries: November 21, 2005.(State v. Norris)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Criminal Domestic Violence - Probation Revocation Where the appellant contends the Circuit Court erred in revoking his probation because the court based the revocation on...

S.C. Appeals Court rules family court could not order division of husband's S.S. benefits.(South Carolina)(Social Security)(Simmons v. Simmons )
November 21, 2005... Byline: Gregory Froom A Lowcountry retiree was not obligated to split his Social Security benefits with his ex-wife even though he voluntarily agreed to do so in his divorce settlement, the Appeals Court has ruled in a first-impression...

S.C. Court of Appeals rules federal regulations didn't bar diabetic from comp based on trucker's wag.(Bass v. Kenco Group and Zurich American Ins. Co.)
November 28, 2005... Byline: Gregory Froom, Legal Editor A Midlands appliance deliveryman could collect comp disability benefits based on his wages as a truck driver despite his employer's contention that diabetes barred him from driving, the Appeals Court has...

Teacher settles Title VII race claim against Charleston County Schools.(Smith v. Charleston County School District)
November 28, 2005... Byline: Gregory Froom A former North Charleston middle school science teacher has won a $50,000 mediated settlement on his Title VII racial harassment claim against the school district. The plaintiff a white male claimed that he was...

Columbia attorney sports role as Nexsen Pruet's chairman of the board.(Leighton Lord)
November 28, 2005... Byline: Michael Dayton Don't look for Columbia attorney Leighton Lord on the golf course. Give Lord a little free time, and he's likely to spend it training for a marathon or triathlon. Or you'll find him up early for a workout on the...

Nexsen Pruet lawyers earn leadership roles in labor & employment sections.(Employment and Labor Law Sections of the South Carolina Bar and the North Carolina Bar Association)
November 28, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Three Nexsen Pruet attorneys are assuming leadership positions in the Employment and Labor Law Sections of the South Carolina Bar and the North Carolina Bar Association. Attorney William H....

Defense Trial S.C. Defense Trial Attorneys' Assn. inducts new officers at annual meeting.(South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association )(Brief Article)
November 28, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association held its annual meeting earlier this month in Pinehurst, N.C. During the meeting, the organization inducted its new officers,...

New S.C. Bar admittees: November 28, 2005.
November 28, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff A-C John Means A'Hern; Amy E. Allen; Jeffrey Thomas Allen; Sean Thomas Allen; Rebecca L. Alley; Julie Jessica Anders; Catherine Jane Anderson; Van Allen Anderson; Priscilla Jones Arrington;...

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit Case Summaries: November 28, 2005.(civil rights and employment discrimination)
November 28, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Rights Excessive Force - Arrest - Qualified Immunity Where police accompanied a woman to her home after her stepdaughter told the woman her husband "was drunk and tearing up the...

S.C. Supreme Court Case Summaries: November 28, 2005.(conspiracy and professional misconduct)
November 28, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorney Disciplinary Matter Admitted Misconduct - Conspiracy - Definite Suspension Where the respondent pled guilty for the offense of distribution of cocaine by conspiracy, we accept...

S.C. Court of Appeals Case Summaries: November 28, 2005.(South Carolina)
November 28, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Contract Breach - Unauthorized Practice of Law Where the appellant, who sued the respondent corporation for breach of contract, argues the respondent's representation in court by a...

S.C. Court of Appeals Unpublished Case Summaries: November 28, 2005.(South Carolina)
November 28, 2005... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Murder - Evidence Admissibility - Impeachment Where the appellant argues the trial judge erred by ruling that his counsel opened the door to otherwise inadmissible evidence when...