South Carolina Labor Relation Law
Michele Miller v. Walmart Associates, Inc.
Charleston, South Carolina labor and employment lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a job discrimination claim.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Federal laws enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (.gov) prohibit job discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, and genetic information. These laws, including Title VII of the Civil Right... More...
$0 (06-24-2025 - SC)Kevin Akinjobi v. Pegasus Steel, LLC
Charleston, South Carolina labor and employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a job discrimination civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> 42 U.S.C. 2000e-2, part of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This includes discrimination in hiring, firing, compensation, and other ... More...
$0 (06-24-2025 - SC)United States of America v. Dylann Storm Roof
Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with nine counts of racially motivated hate crimes resulting in death, three counts of racially motivated hate crimes involving an attempt to kill, nine counts of obstructing religion resulting in death, three counts of obstructing religion involving an attempt to kill and use of a dangerous weapon, and nine counts ... More...
$0 (12-26-2024 - SC)Winston Tyler Hecely v. Fluor Corporation, et al.
<h2><br> Columbia, South Carolina personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on negligence theories.<br> </h2><br> The plaintiff, Specialist Winston Tyler Hencely, is a former soldier in the U.S. Army. In 2016, Hencely was stationed at Bagram Airfield, formerly the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan, as part of Operation Freedom's Sentinel.<br> The defendant, Fluor Corporatio... More...
$0 (11-12-2024 - SC)Blakelie Chapman v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company
<h2><br> Greenville, South Carolina E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits claim employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is a federal law that regulates employee benefits, such as retirement, health care, disability, accident, and death benefits. ERISA sets minimum standards for private sector plans, and protects individuals in... More...
$1 (10-11-2024 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Dominic Sinclair Ervin </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a Drug Trafficking and Gun Charges.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> Columbia Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Gun Charges </h3></center></i><br> <br> Evidence presented to the court showed th... More...
$0 (03-08-2024 - SC)Crystal L. Wickersham v. Ford Motor Company
Beaufort, South Carolina personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on product liability and wrongful death theories.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Beaufort County Court of Common Pleas, 2013-CP-07-00781, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.<br> <br> <br> Decedent John Harley Wickersham, Jr. ("Wickershamâ€) was a pharmacist with a history of ... More...
$1 (08-08-2022 - SC)Brian Mello, Jr. v. M.B. Pizza, LLC
Florence, South Carolina employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act Violation theory.... More...
$1 (06-02-2023 - SC)United States of America v. Mohammad Ribhi Farraj and Marvet Masoud
Florence, South Carolina criminal Defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to unemployment insurance benefits.<br> <br> Mohammad Ribhi Farraj, age 43, from Florence, South Carolina, and Marvet Masoud, age 34, from Homestead, Florida, engaged in a scheme with others to fraudulently obtain unemployment insurance benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. ... More...
$0 (05-01-2023 - SC)United States of America v. L&T Technology Services, Ltd., a/k/a LTTS
Columbia, South Carolina qui tam lawyers sued Defendant on a False Claims Act theory claimed that Defendant between 2014 and 2019 It underpaid visa fees owed to the United States by acquiring B-1 visas, rather than more expensive H-1B visas in violation of the False Claims Act.<br> <br> L&T Technology Services, LTD ("LTTSâ€), a company based in India, with U.S. offices in Edison New Jersey, a... More...
$9928000 (04-14-2023 - SC)United States of America v. Brandon Lloyd Daniels </center
Charleston, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery.<br> <br> Brandon Lloyd Daniels, 30, of North Charleston, South Carolina, was indicted for the 2018 armed robbery of the Tavern and Table restaurant in Mount Pleasant.<br> <br> "Daniels used a gun to rob a restaurant he previously worked at and, in the process, he shot at his former co-workers, ser... More...
$0 (07-14-2022 - SC)<H2> Lisa Malhaupt v. Life Insurance Company of North America
Spartanburg, South Carolina labor and employment lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on an wrongful denial of E.R.S.I.A. benefits theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Spartanburg County Court of Common Pleas, 2021-CP-42-03249 and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.... More...
$0 (11-12-2021 - SC)<H2> Brogan Adams v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company
Greenville, South Carolina labor and employment lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on an wrongful denial of E.R.S.I.A. benefits theory.... More...
$0 (01-29-2020 - SC)Amara Iveson v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Charleston, South Carolina labor and employment lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on an wrongful denial of E.R.S.I.A. benefits theory.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (10-18-2021 - SC)John Gunnells v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare Fund Active Plan
Aiken, South Carolina labor and employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a wrongful E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits denial theory.... More...
$0 (11-19-2021 - SC)Mahmound Hamada v. The Boeing Company
Charleston, South Carolina labor and employment lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Family Medical Leave Act act violation theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Charleston County Court of Common Pleas, 2019-cp-10-04556, and was removed to federal court.<br> <br> The claims made and defenses asserted by the parties are not available.<br> ... More...
$0 (09-27-2021 - SC)United States of America v. Willie Franklin Evans
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$0 (09-17-2021 - SC)United States of America v. Che Quan Charon David Page
Florence, SC: Felony using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Che Quan Charon David Page, 26, of Latta.<br> <br> On the morning of December 9, 2018, while an employee was opening a Dollar General store in Dillon, Page forced his way into the store. Page held the employee at gunpoint, forcing her to turn... More...
$0 (09-10-2021 - SC)Raymond Vaughn v. Life Insurance Company of North Carolina
Anderson, South Carolina labor and employment lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on an E.R.I.S.A. violation theory. (29 U.S.C. 1132)... More...
$1 (07-04-2021 - SC)United States of America v. Carl Dean Churchman
Columbia, South Carolina making false statements charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Carl Dean Churchman.<br> <br> Churchman, a former Westinghouse Electric Corporation Vice President and the Project Director of the V.C. Summer Nuclear project, and was charged with making a false statement to an FBI agent during the investigation of the failed nuclear project at the V.C. Summer s... More...
$0 (06-14-2021 - SC)United States of America v. George Alexander Underwood, Robert Andrew Sprouse, Johnny Ricardo Neal Jr.
Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, who was charged with defrauding the United States, depriving another civil rights, wire fraud and conversation.<br> <br> George Alexander Underwood, 57, of Chester, former Chester County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Robert Andrew Sprouse, 46, of Ridgeway, and former Chester County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant Johnny Ricardo Ne... More...
$0 (04-27-2021 - SC)United States of America v. Bobby Paul Edwards
Columbia, SC - South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Forced Labor for Compelling Man with Intellectual Disability to Work at Restaurant<br> <br> The defendant used violence, threats, isolation, and intimidation to compel victim to work seven days a week without pay at restaurant<br> <br> Defendant Bobby Paul Edwards, 53, of Conway, South Carolina, pleaded guilty Monday in United States District Cour... More...
$0 (06-05-2018 - SC)Alan M. Grayson, AMG Trust v. Randolph Anderson, et al.
Victims of a massive, South Carolina-centered Ponzi scheme -- characterized by fraudulent loans secured by the borrowers’ publicly traded stock -- obtained a judgment of over $150 million against Derivium Capital (USA), Inc., its principals, and numerous other participants in the scheme. Alan M. Grayson, AMG Trust, and Grayson Consulting, Inc., three of the plaintiffs, are now pursuing others wh... More...
$0 (03-04-2016 - SC)Rebecca Groves v. Communications Workers of America and AT&T Mobility, LLC
Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185, allows litigants to bring “[s]uits for violation of contracts between an employer and a labor organization” in federal district court. Usually, an employee who wants to sue his employer for a violation of a collective bargaining agreement must first exhaust the contractual remedies in that agreement. Republic Steel Corp. v. M... More...
$0 (03-04-2016 - SC)United States of America v. Devin Brown, a/k/a "Deno Badass"
Charleston, SC - Wildboys Gang Member Convicted for Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering and Related Firearm Offense<br> <br> A federal jury in Charleston, South Carolina,convicted a member of the Wildboys gang of attempted murder in aid of racketeering and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.<br> <br> Devin Brown, aka “Deno Badazz,” 23, of Walterboro, S.C., wa... More...
$0 (06-30-2017 - SC)United States of America v. Dylan Strom Roof
Charleston, SC - Jury Convicts Dylan Roof On All Counts and Sentenced to Death<br> <br> The United States of America charged Dylan S. Roof with:<br> <br> Count: 1-9 Citation: 18:249.F Offense Level: 4<br> HATE CRIME - INCLUDING KIDNAP OR ATTEMPT TO KIDNAP, SEXUALLY ASSAULT, OR KILL - Hate Crime Act Resulting in Death - willfully caused bodily injury to the following victims because of t... More...
$0 (01-11-2017 - SC)United States of America v. Mark Anthony Stone
Columbia, SC - Felon Responsible for Three State Police Chase Sentenced to 71 Months Imprisonment on Firearm Charge<br> <br> Mark Anthony Stone, age 32, of Rabun, Georgia was sentenced for one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). United States District Judge Timothy M. Cain of Anderson sentenced Stone to seventy-one months imprisonment, three years of sup... More...
$0 (10-05-2016 - SC)Ackerman v. South Carolina Department of Corrections
In 1995, our legislature enacted section 24-3-430 of the South Carolina Code (2007) to authorize the expansion of the Prison Industries program into the private sector. This expansion allowed qualified private entities to use inmate labor but required the wages for participating inmates to be no less than "the prevailing wage for work of [a] similar nature in the private sector." Act No. 7, 1995 ... More...
$0 (03-06-2016 - SC)Baldwin v. RHA Health Servs., Inc
In October 2012, Tabatha Baldwin (“Ms. Baldwin”) was a resident of Southern <br> Avenue Home, a long-term residential facility for developmentally disabled persons, <br> located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and operated by Defendant. Ms. Baldwin was <br> profoundly mentally retarded and unable to communicate verbally. <br> At approximately 11:51 a.m. on 7 October 2012, the staff at South... More...
$0 (03-01-2016 - SC)The State Of South Carolina v. Daniel J. Jenkins
In 2006, H.M. (the victim) lived by herself in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. At the time, she worked for a local bakery, to which she commuted by bicycle or bus. During her commute, the victim frequently passed Jabbers, a local grocery store, and casually greeted the people loitering outside, many of whom lived in the area and often gathered there. Although the victim did not know any of t... More...
$0 (12-28-2015 - SC)Lawing v. Univar
This case revolves around the packaging and labeling of sodium bromate, a chemical which contributed to a fire that occurred in a plant owned by Engelhard Corporation (Engelhard) in Seneca, South Carolina, in June 2004. At the time of the fire, Scott Lawing worked at Engelhard's Seneca plant as a maintenance mechanic.1 Engelhard produced a precious metal catalyst used in the automobile industry,... More...
$0 (12-05-2015 - SC)Bass v. S.C. Dep't of Soc. Servs
Diane and Otis Bass are married and have three children: Brittany, Hanna, and Alex. All three children have special needs, but Hanna and Alex are also autistic. Otis works outside the home, and Diane cares for the children. <br> Due to their forms of autism and their other cognitive issues, both Hanna and Alex were prescribed Clonidine to help them sleep at night, in addition to other medication... More...
$0 (12-05-2015 - SC)Freeman v. J.L.H. Investments
Julie Freeman, individually and on behalf of 5,314 similarly situated car buyers, filed a lawsuit against J.L.H. Investments, LP, a/k/a Hendrick Honda of Easley ("Hendrick"), seeking damages under the South Carolina Dealers Act1 (the "Dealers Act") on the ground that Hendrick "unfairly" and "arbitrarily" charged all of its customers "closing fees"2 that were not calculated to reimburse Hendrick ... More...
$0 (11-06-2015 - SC)United States of America v. Freddie Grant
A jury found Appellant Freddie Grant guilty of being a felon in possession of ammunition. The district court classified Grant as an armed career criminal, in part due to two general court-martial convictions for violent crimes, and calculated his Sentencing Guidelines range accordingly. Grant now appeals, contending that we should vacate his sentence because the district court erred by using the c... More...
$0 (06-03-2014 - SC)Steven Lincoln v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
fee-shifting mechanism in 33 U.S.C. § 928(a) or, in the alternative, because Ceres's notice of controversion irrevocably triggered the same provision. We reject his arguments and deny his petition.<br><br>I.<br><br>A.<br><br>On May 24, 2011, Lincoln filed a claim with the District Director of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) for benefits under the LHWCA, alleging that he had ... More...
$0 (03-11-2014 - SC)Calvin Barton v. House of Raeford Farmers, Inc. d/b/a Columbia Farms
Numerous former employees and some current employees of House of Raeford Farms, Inc., d/b/a Columbia Farms, Inc., ("Columbia Farmsâ€), a chicken processor in Greenville, South Carolina, commenced three separate actions against Columbia Farms, asserting two types of claims: first, for the payment of unpaid wages, withheld in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSAâ€), 29 U.S.C. �... More...
$0 (03-12-2014 - SC)James G. Blakely, a/k/a Jimmy G. Blakely v. Robert Wards
With the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act ("PLRAâ€), Congress sought to reduce the number of frivolous lawsuits flooding the federal courts. Congress did so in part by enacting 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), a "three-strikes†statute providing that if a prisoner has already had three cases dismissed as frivolous, malicious, or for failure to state a claim for which relief may be granted, the pri... More...
$0 (10-24-2013 - SC)Jerome A. Wilson v. Jon Ozmint
These claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 raise the issue whether certain actions taken by South Carolina prison officials after an inmate's suspected receipt of contraband, including suspension of the inmate's visitation privileges for two years, violated his constitutional rights. We conclude that the prison warden who imposed the challenged actions is shielded by qualified immunity from th... More...
$0 (05-15-2013 - SC)Candice Michelle Hardwick v. Marth Heywood
On multiple occasions at Latta Middle School and Latta<br> High School in Latta, South Carolina, school officials prohibited<br> Candice Hardwick from wearing and on one occasion<br> punished her for wearing Confederate flag1 shirts at school.<br> <br> Candice Hardwick, by and through her parents, brought this<br> action against the school principals and the school board pursuant<br> to 42 U.S.C. ... More...
$0 (03-25-2013 - SC)Gwyniece Hutchins v. United States Department of Labor
5 U.S.C. § 8132 states that "[i]f an injury or death for which compensation is payable under" the Federal Employees' Compensation Act "is caused under circumstances creating a legal liability in a person other than the United States to pay damages, and a beneficiary entitled to compensation from the United States for that injury or death receives money or other property in satisfaction of that... More...
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