The defendants in a Hilton Head, S.C., defamation lawsuit want a new trial and say the $6 million award in the case is excessive. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports that Municipal Court Judge Maureen Coffey sued the Sea …
Richland County, S.C., sheriff’s deputies are looking for two people who crashed a pickup truck into a gun shop and took off with a number of weapons. Deputies say the theft occurred early Monday morning. Darrell Tracht of TT&H Firearms …
The Facts Who: Enservio Commercial What: $2.5 million damage to Columbia International University’s G. Allen Fleece library Where: Columbia, South Carolina When (DOL): May 8, 2010 How the damage happened: electrical fire The Process “The fire caused significant damage to …
A renowned Charleston restaurant has been named as a defendant in a wrongful death case. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports a lawsuit seeking unspecified damages was brought Wednesday against the restaurant Husk by the family of Quentin Miller …
State lawmakers in South Carolina are considering modifying a 30-year old law so that all motorcycle riders in the state must wear helmets. South Carolina State Senator Ralph Anderson (D-Greenville) is sponsoring a bill that would require all motorcyclists in …
The number of people killed on South Carolina’s roadways has gone up for the first time since 2007. The state Department of Public Safety says that 810 people had been killed on state roads and highways as of Dec. 27. …
An Internet company has sued one of its former employees, saying the worker cost the company thousands of dollars in lost business when he took 17,000 Twitter followers with him when he left the firm. PhoneDog LLC filed a lawsuit …
South Carolina is looking for a new insurance commissioner. Eleven months after being nominated for the job by Gov. Nikki Haley, David Black has resigned. Haley has named Gwen Fuller-McGriff as acting director of the insurance department. Fuller-McGriff has been …
A woman is suing a Bluffton bar because a bartender didn’t check her age before serving her on the night of the 2009 wreck that paralyzed her. The Beaufort Gazette reports that Chelsea Hess, who was then 20 years old, …
The brother of former Gov. Mark Sanford and his wife deny they are liable for the death of a 6-year-old boy found dead in a pool during a party they hosted. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports that John …