October 7, 2026 8:38 am
(Legal Newsline) — An appeals court trimmed, but left largely intact, a judge’s $29.5 million verdict against a South Carolina nursing home accused of repeatedly mistreating a woman who died emaciated and covered in wounds and bed sores. Saying there was plenty of evidence the nursing home and its employees engaged in behavior that was “grossly negligent, reckless, willful and ...
(Legal Newsline) – A U.K. company at the center of an international fight over jurisdiction for asbestos lawsuits has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a ruling by South Carolina’s highest court allowing a personal injury lawyer to serve as court-appointed receiver over one of its subsidiaries. Having lost repeatedly in South Carolina courts, Altrad Group is asking the ...
(Legal Newsline) – South Carolina’s supreme court is looking to further prevent law firms from being partially owned by profit-driven non-lawyers, an increasingly controversial arrangement currently allowed in Arizona, Utah and D.C. The court last week released a request for written comments on private equity in firms, months after the Tennessee Supreme Court did the same. Proponents of allowing non-lawyer ...
(The Center Square) – Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy are offering Virginia customers more bill relief and promising new jobs and investment as they seek approval for their proposed merger. The companies announced Monday they want to extend $10 monthly residential bill credits from two years to four years. They also added commitments for low-income assistance, jobs, workforce development and ...
