Occupy can sue Gov. Haley over arrests By: The Associated Press December 16, 2013 COLUMBIA (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley isn’t immune from being sued by Occupy Columbia protesters who were kicked off the Statehouse grounds in 2011, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The Republican governor could theoretically appeal the decision by the 4th U.S. Circuit

By Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Litigation News Contributing Editor – November 27, 2013 A person who sends a text message when she knows the recipient is driving may be liable for negligence if the driver causes harm while texting in response, according to a New Jersey appellate court, in the first case of its kind.  In Kubert v. Best [pdf], the

Most people at sometime in their lives will suffer an accident. If this accident has been caused by a third party and has resulted in an injury then the wisest course of action is to seek the advice of a personal injury lawyer.

The good news: fatal car crashes are on the decline. The bad news: fatal car crashes involving cell phone use—anything from texting to talking to reaching for a ringing phone—are on the rise. In fact, the leading cause of death for teenage drivers is now texting, not drinking, with nearly a dozen teens dying each day in a

BY ANNIE-ROSE STRASSER ON OCTOBER 11, 2013 AT 12:39 PM On Wednesday, a South Carolina judge granted immunity from prosecution to a man who shot and killed an innocent bystander during a botched confrontation with a group of teenagers. The judge relied on the state’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ law. Seventeen-year-old Darrell Niles was in his

From South Carolina Lawyer’s Weekly, 9.9.13: Amber Nimocks, amber.nimocks@sclawyersweekly.com The estate of a woman who bled to death in the night at an assisted living facility earlier this summer reached a settlement worth $850,000 on claims of negligence and wrongful death. Plaintiff’s attorney Gary Poliakoff said that Kathleen Brown, a resident of Windsor House Assisted Living