South Carolina Lawyers Weekly articles from October 2003

South Carolina Lawyers Weekly archives from October 2003

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit Case Summaries: October 6, 2003.
October 6, 2003... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Rights First Amendment - Community Center Use - Home- School Clubs Although the plaintiffs' proposed use of public community centers for activities clubs for home-schooled children...

S.C. Workers' Compensation Court Case Summaries: October 6, 2003.
October 6, 2003... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Workers' Compensation Multiple Injuries - Admitted Accident Where the claimant sustained injuries to her neck, left shoulder, left arm and wrist as a result of her admitted accident that...

Doctor's Pay Cut Didn't Warrant Reduced Child Support Obligation, Rules S.C. Appeals Court.
October 6, 2003... Byline: Gregory Froom A Dillon County father was not entitled to a reduction in his child support obligation, even though took a $64,000 pay cut when he changed jobs after the divorce, the Appeals Court has ruled. The Sept. 29 opinion...

S.C. Supreme Court Case Summaries: October 6, 2003.
October 6, 2003... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorney Disciplinary Matter Admitted Misconduct - Public Reprimand Where the respondent admitted to various acts of misconduct, including failing to respond to inquiries from...

8 Lawyers Disciplined, Municipal Judge Removed By S.C. Supreme Court.
October 6, 2003... Byline: Gregory Froom The state Supreme Court has levied sanctions ranging from disbarment to public reprimand against eight attorneys, and removed one judge from office during a particularly busy week for lawyer discipline. Among the...

S.C. Court of Appeals Case Summaries: October 6, 2003.
October 6, 2003... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Domestic Relations Divorce - Reduction in Child Support - Change of Circumstances Where the respondent doctor sought a reduction in child support after he left his employer and opened his...

S.C. Court of Appeals Unpublished Case Summaries: October 6, 2003.
October 6, 2003... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Attempted Armed Robbery - Intent - Directed Verdict Where the appellant was convicted and sentenced to 20 years for attempted armed robbery, the trial court properly denied the...

Testimony About Driving Habits Opened Door For Past Traffic Tickets, Rules S.C. Court of Appeals.
October 6, 2003... Byline: Michael Dayton Where a witness said a motorist was driving fine --"just like she always did" -- before an intersection accident in Mt. Pleasant, the defendant could rebut that testimony by introducing the motorist's spotty driving...

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Attorney Joins Leadership Of National Association Of Bond Lawyers.
October 13, 2003... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Greenville attorney Kathleen Crum McKinney has been named the chair of the 2004 Annual Bond Attorneys' Workshop sponsored by the National Association of Bond Lawyers. McKinney practices with the...

Jury Awards $3.5M After Financing Company Backs Out Of Lease Deal.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Michael Dayton A Clinton manufacturer has won a $3.5 million verdict against a financial services company that reneged on a deal to buy a specialized machine for producing industrial screws. In August, a federal jury awarded...

Potential Liability Could Have Been Discovered Earlier, Rules S.C. Court Of Appeals.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Gregory Froom An automobile tort plaintiff could not toll the statute of limitations on her wrongful death claim against the Town of Andrews -- even though the town's potential liability didn't become apparent until the at-fault...

Service Of Process By Mail Didn't Meet Rule's 'Delivery' Requirement, Rules S.C. Appeals Court.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Gregory Froom A prisoner's lawsuit against two Aiken County Sheriff's Department agents was properly dismissed for lack of service because the plaintiff mailed the complaint and summons rather than hand delivering them, the Appeals...

S.C. Court of Appeals Unpublished Case Summaries: October 13, 2003.
October 13, 2003... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Arbitration Motion to Vacate Arbitrator's Award Where the respondent submitted expert witness testimony concerning the calculation of damages based upon various documents that were not...

South Carolina Lawyers In The News: October 13, 2003.
October 13, 2003... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Greenville attorney Kevin A. Hendricks has joined the firm Wyche, Burgess, Freeman & Parham as a member. He will concentrate his practice on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. Before...

S.C. Workers' Compensation Court Case Summaries: October 13, 2003.
October 13, 2003... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Workers' Compensation Admitted Shoulder Injury - Psychiatric Care Where the claimant, who suffered an admitted shoulder injury at work, sought benefits for his emotional distress that...

South Carolina Legal Obituary: Robert Doster.
October 20, 2003... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Robert McManus Doster died Sept. 12. He was 85 years old. Doster was born in Lancaster County. He served as a captain in the Army Air Corps in World War II. Doster graduated from the...

S.C. Court of Appeals Unpublished Case Summaries: October 20, 2003.
October 20, 2003... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Rights Child Neglect Investigation - Qualified Immunity A child protective service worker has qualified immunity from a civil rights suit filed by a mother whose children, one of...

S.C. Supreme Court Case Summaries: October 20, 2003.
October 20, 2003... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorney Disciplinary Matter Real Estate Closings - Assisting in Unauthorized Practice of Law Where the respondent admitted misconduct for allowing a non-lawyer employee to perform real...

S.C. Supreme Court: Claimant Denied Comp Coverage For Break-Time Gunshot Wound.
October 20, 2003... Byline: Gregory Froom A Colleton County paramedic could not recover workers' comp benefits for accidental gunshot injuries he sustained during an on-the-job smoke break, the Supreme Court ruled Oct. 13. The paramedic was accidentally...

S.C. CLE Rules Amendment Imposes Ethics Requirement On Municipal Judges.
October 20, 2003... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Editor's note: According to a headnote on the Supreme Court website, "This order amends Rule 510, SCACR, regarding summary court judge's CLE requirements to add a requirement that municipal...

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Attorneys Promote Diversity Through Awareness Campaign.
October 20, 2003... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Jacqueline S. Cromartie, Phillip Florence Jr. and Dalhi N. Myers are currently appearing in WLTX-TV Channel 19's Common Threads vignettes, co-sponsored by the Columbia Urban League. The...

South Carolina Lawyers In The News: October 20, 2003.
October 20, 2003... Byline: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Columbia attorney H. Guyton Murrell was spotlighted recently in The State for his success as a foreclosure lawyer during tough economic times. "With more and more bankruptcies and more homeowners...

S.C. Supreme Court: Court Could Consider Mom's Plan To Move In Making Custody Award.
October 20, 2003... Byline: Gregory Froom An Aiken mother could be denied custody of her child because she planned to move the boy halfway across the state if she won the custody battle, the Supreme Court has ruled in a first-impression opinion. The...

Operator Could Press Emotional Distress Claim Against Manufacturer, Rules S.C. Supreme Court.
October 20, 2003... Byline: Michael Dayton A Florence employee who pushed the start button on a trash compactor, then watched in horror as the machine crushed a co-worker, can go to trial for her emotional distress, the Supreme Court ruled Oct. 13. The...