1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (196+ words) South Carolina Lawyers Weekly staff//July 24, 2026// The South Carolina Bar Foundation has awarded more than $7.1 million in grants to 50 law-related nonprofit organizations across the state for Fiscal Year 2027, the largest allocation in the organization’s 55-year history, according to a July…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (244+ words) A Michigan couple has sued Taco Bell and Taylor Farms in federal court after they recently contracted cyclosporiasis, alleging the companies are responsible for them contracting the parasitic illness after eating shredded iceberg lettuce from a restaurant location in Durand....

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (553+ words) South Carolina Lawyers Weekly SC Supreme Court: Prison sex assault claims must be tried individually - Rule 23 requires predominance of common questions over individual ones - Case remanded for individual trials of named plaintiffs only The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (392+ words) A federal judge cast doubt on July 22 on claims by approximately 69,000 people alleging that Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and other talc products caused ovarian cancer, saying plaintiffs must provide more specific evidence or risk having their lawsuits dismissed. U.S. Magistrate…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (331+ words) The top federal prosecutor in Seattle who was fired by President Donald Trump last week sued the administration on July 21, in a case testing the president’s authority to remove U.S. attorneys appointed by judges to fill vacancies. Roger Rogoff’s lawsuit,…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (170+ words) South Carolina Lawyers Weekly staff//July 22, 2026// The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that although the Federal Tort Claims Act barred most claims arising from an alleged assault by a postal employee, a negligence claim against the United States could proceed…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (355+ words) A federal judge in San Francisco on July 20 signed off on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s landmark $1.5 billion settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by a group of authors who accused it of misusing their books to train its AI…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1307+ words) Competing definitions, no insurance, no clear law Kallie Cox//July 21, 2026// What counts as an e-bike and what crosses the line into e-moto, moped or small motorcycle territory? It’s a question the federal government and most state and local legislatures have…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (151+ words) South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Juror’s hearing impairment required individualized accommodation inquiry - Defendant convicted of assault and battery of high and aggravated nature The South Carolina Court of Appeals reversed a conviction and resulting life-without-parole sentence, holding that the trial court…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (300+ words) Heath Hamacher//July 15, 2026// Still, it’s impossible to ignore what’s happening today. Technology, particularly artificial intelligence, isn’t just another topic for IT professionals or legal technology conferences. It’s becoming part of everyday practice, influencing how firms operate, how attorneys serve clients…...