Two years ago, we wrote about a noncompete decision in which a special referee found a business seller had breached a sales agreement by violating both a noncompete covenant and an exclusive sales provision contained in the...more
10/23/2018
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Attorney's Fees ,
Breach of Contract ,
Buyers ,
Damages ,
Exclusivity Clauses ,
Lost Profits ,
Manufacturers ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Petition for Review ,
Popular ,
Public Policy ,
Purchase Agreement ,
Referees ,
Request for Proposals ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Reversal ,
SC Supreme Court ,
Sellers ,
Selling a Business ,
Service Contracts ,
Terms and Conditions
At-will employment is the normal employer-employee relationship in South Carolina. In 2004, the state legislature passed a law stating that handbooks that took certain reasonable steps did not create a contractual exception...more
4/24/2018
/ Appeals ,
At-Will Employment ,
Building Codes ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Permits ,
Directed Verdicts ,
Former Employee ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Medical Leave ,
Public Policy ,
Public Safety ,
Retaliation ,
SC Supreme Court ,
Stop Work Orders ,
Wrongful Termination
Employee disabilities are becoming a common issue that employers must address. Short- and long-term disability plans employers often make available to employees, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the varying...more
4/27/2017
/ Administrative Appeals ,
Administrative Hearings ,
American Medical Association ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Appeals ,
Disability Benefits ,
Partial Disability ,
Permanent Disability ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Reversal ,
SC Supreme Court ,
Substantial Evidence Standard ,
Workers' Compensation Claim
As our various courts decide cases, we watch to see if there are any trends that seem to be developing or whether a case signals that the courts are beginning to change how they view a particular issue or type of case. We've...more
11/9/2016
/ Appeals ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
Civil Conspiracy ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Corporate Executives ,
Damages ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
Failure to Object ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Gross Negligence ,
Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict (JNOV) ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Lack of Evidence ,
Negligent Misrepresentation ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Partnership Agreements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Punitive Damages ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SC Supreme Court