Employee or Independent Contractor? A Closer Look at the Four-Factor Model
How do you know whether a worker in South Carolina should be classified as an employee or an independent contractor? The decision has big consequences for both employer and worker,...
Tenants in Common with a Right of Survivorship: A Third Alternative in South Carolina
If you’ve bought property in South Carolina with another person or multiple people, then you might be familiar with the terms “tenants in common” and “joint tenants with rights of...
Can You Be Bound by an Arbitration Clause You Didn’t Agree to?
In June 2016, 90-year-old Bonnie Walker moved into the Brookdale Senior Living Center, a residential care facility in Charleston, SC. Six weeks later, she wandered out of the center one...
Is Promissory Estoppel Subject to Statute of Limitations in South Carolina?
Thomerson v. DeVito came to the Supreme Court of South Carolina on certification from the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, as the U.S. District Court needed...
What is Title Insurance and Why is It Important?
We’ve previously discussed the importance of a title search on this blog. A title search occurs before a real estate closing to ensure that the property in question is free...
Get It in Writing – It’s the Law
Please be advised that the Court assumed for purposes of the Motion for Summary Judgment that all the facts the Plaintiff (Kagan) alleged were true in the light most favorable...
Accretion and Property Rights on Sullivan’s Island
Imagine you own beachfront property in South Carolina just steps away from the ocean. Now imagine that over time, the distance between your home and the ocean gets larger and...
Marketability and Minority Discounts in South Carolina Courts
If you’re a part owner of a closely held corporation, it can be challenging to determine the dollar value of your interest in it. Not only do closely held corporations...
