Civil Practice – Post-Judgment Interest – Jurisdiction – Prior Appeal
Bickerstaff v. Prevost (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-059-12, 4 pp.) (James E. Lockemy, J.) Appealed from Charleston County Circuit Court. (Deadra L. Jefferson, J.) S.C. App. Click here for the full-text...
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Shimari v. CACI Int’l Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-109-12, 114 pp.) (King, J.) No. 09-1335, May 11, 2012; USDC at Alexandria, Va. (Lee, J.) 4th Cir. Full-text opinion. Holding: On rehearing en banc,...
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High court questions limits of personal jurisdiction
WASHINGTON — The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court jousted with attorneys on Nov. 4 in an effort to nail down just how much contact a defendant must have with a particular jurisdiction before he can...
View ArticleCivil Practice – Sua Sponte Remand Order Reversed
Doe v. Blair (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-056-16, 11 pp.) (Floyd, J.) No. 15-1211, March 21, 2016; USDC at Beckley, W.Va. (Berger, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit reverses a district court order...
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Brinkman v. Weston & Sampson, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-078-16, 9 pp.) (Joseph Anderson Jr., J.) 3:16-cv-00169; D.S.C. Holding: The city has not yet denied compensation to plaintiffs for the...
View ArticleCivil Practice – Personal Jurisdiction – Venue Transfer – Re-Transfer
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. v. ConGlobal Industries (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-087-16, 14 pp.) (A. Joe Fish, S.J.) 3:15-cv-03576; Northern District of Texas. Holding: Although the District of South...
View ArticleCivil Practice – Federal Question Jurisdiction – Counter-Counterclaim
Coleman v. Walker Morgan, LLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-064-17, 4 pp.) (Margaret Seymour, S.J.) 3:16-cv-03061; D.S.C. Holding: In response to plaintiff’s state-court complaint, defendants filed...
View ArticleCriminal Practice – No Jurisdiction After Sentence Commutation
U.S. v. Surratt (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-093-17, 32 pp.) No. 14-6851, April 21, 2017; USDC at Charlotte, N.C. (Conrad, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: By order dated Feb. 14, 2017, the court directed the parties...
View ArticleCivil Practice – Court lacked jurisdiction to weigh equitable tolling
A petitioner filed her “innocent spouse” tax claim one week late because IRS representatives allegedly misinformed her of the filing deadline, but the U.S. Tax Court had no authority to waive...
View ArticleJurisdiction questions blamed for delayed police response
MYRTLE BEACH (AP) It appears questions about jurisdiction delayed a police response to a shooting death in South Carolina last week. News outlets reported 42-year-old Mark Verhasselt was found dead in...
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