South Carolina Case Commentaries

Survivability of Fraudulent Claims under the Dealers Act and Implications for Class Actions: FERGUSON v. CHARLESTON LINCOLN/MERCURY, INC.

Date: May 21, 2002

Survivability of Fraudulent Claims under the Dealers Act and Implications for Class Actions: Ferguson v. Charleston Lincoln Mercury, Inc. Introduction Ferguson v. Charleston Lincoln Mercury, Inc.,...

Affirmation of South Carolina’s Sexually Violent Predator Act in State v. Gaster

Date: May 21, 2002

Affirmation of South Carolina’s Sexually Violent Predator Act in State v. Gaster Introduction In the landmark case of The State v. Frank M. Gaster, the Supreme Court of South Carolina affirmed the...

Clarifying Stormwater Runoff Calculations and Coastal Management Consistency: Insights from Brown v. South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Date: Feb 26, 2002

Clarifying Stormwater Runoff Calculations and Coastal Management Consistency: Insights from Brown v. South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Introduction The case of Mike Brown,...

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South Carolina Case Commentaries

Survivability of Fraudulent Claims under the Dealers Act and Implications for Class Actions: FERGUSON v. CHARLESTON LINCOLN/MERCURY, INC.

Affirmation of South Carolina’s Sexually Violent Predator Act in State v. Gaster

Clarifying Stormwater Runoff Calculations and Coastal Management Consistency: Insights from Brown v. South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Establishing Exhaustion of State Remedies: South Carolina’s Approach in State v. McKennedy

Glasscock v. USFG: Affirmation of Underinsured Motorist Coverage Including Loss of Use Damages

Ensuring Impartial Guardians Ad Litem: Due Process in Child Custody – Patel v. Patel

STATE v. OWENS: Upholding Due Process in Capital Sentencing with After-Discovered Evidence

South Carolina Supreme Court Establishes Federal Arbitration Act Supremacy in Partnership Disputes

Affirmation of Evidence Handling and Witness Identification Standards in State v. Felix Cheeseboro

Exclusive Remedy under Workers' Compensation Act: Reversal in Tatum v. Medical University of South Carolina

Admissibility of Prior Consistent Statements Under Rule 801(d)(1)(B): Insights from State v. Saltz

South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Town's Permit Fee Ordinance under Restrictive Land Covenants

Severability Doctrine Applied in S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-470: Presumption of Intent Prohibited

Actual Malice Standard in Political Defamation: George v. Fabri

Standard of Appellate Review for Admissibility of Prior Bad Acts Established in STATE v. WILSON

Al v. Pinckney: Upholding Strict Criteria for Illegitimate Children's Inheritance Rights

Scope of Consent and Right to Privacy in South Carolina Searches: Forrester v. State

Enforcement of Arbitration Clauses Under the Federal Arbitration Act: Munoz v. Green Tree Financial Corp.

Reversing Waiver Assumptions: JUA's Continuing Liability Under Settlement Agreement

Apparent Authority and Quantum Meruit in Breach of Contract: R G Construction, Inc. v. LRTA Case Analysis