Columbia Business Litigation Legal Blog Archives

Johnson v. Alexander, Opinion No. 5208 On March 19, 2014, the South Carolina Court of Appeals issued an opinion in a legal malpractice action, Amber Johnson v. Stanley E. Alexander, Mario S. Inglese, and Charles Feeley.  The Court of Appeal reversed a trial court order on summary judgment finding that attorney Stanley Alexander committed legal malpractice in… Read More

S.C. Business Courts – Now Open for Business State-Wide The South Carolina Supreme Court on January 3, 2014 expanded the Business Court to cover all counties in South Carolina.  Here is the Order of Chief Justice Toal that explains how the business court program works: The Supreme Court of South Carolina In re: Business Court Pilot Program… Read More

In South Carolina, mediation is mandatory in many counties in state court as a part of the pre-trial process. The federal court in South Carolina frequently orders parties to conduct mediation as part of a scheduling order. Mediation is a non-binding process designed to facilitate a settlement Why mediation? Because it works in reaching a settlement, and works… Read More

What is Civil Conspiracy in South Carolina? By: Robert F. Goings South Carolina law has established a civil cause of action known as “civil conspiracy.”  Civil conspiracy can be alleged in certain injury or business litigation cases.  The law of civil conspiracy has evolved over the years in South Carolina, and in sometimes, this claim… Read More