Interesting article on Slate’s thebigmoney.com re: the ubiquitiousness of McDonald’s in the United States. in reference to: Furthest Distance From a McDonald’s: 107 Miles The Big Money (view on Google Sidewiki)
Archives for October 2009
The Explainer: Damages in South Carolina Personal Injury Actions – Pain and Suffering
Pain and suffering is a material element of damages on which a recovery may be based in South Carolina. The plaintiff is entitled to compensation for pain and suffering directly resulting from the wrongful acts of the defendant. An award for pain and suffering compensates the injured person for the physical discomfort and the emotional… Continue Reading
The Explainer: Damages in South Carolina Personal Injury Actions – Mental Anguish
In South Carolina, an injured party may recover for mental anguish brought about by bodily injury and suffering. Where a party’s negligence is directly responsible for physical injury to another, the injured party may recover both for actual physical injury sustained and for concomitant mental and emotional suffering which flow as a natural consequence of… Continue Reading
The Explainer: Damages in South Carolina Personal Injury Actions – Medical Bills
In South Carolina personal injury actions, the general rule is that the plaintiff may recover for the necessary and reasonable expenses caused by the injury, such as amounts necessarily incurred for medicine, medical services, hospital expense and care, and nursing. A person who suffers personal injuries because of the negligence of another is entitled to… Continue Reading
The Explainer: Damages in South Carolina Personal Injury Actions – General
In South Carolina, when a person is injured by the negligent act of another, the injured person is entitled to be fully compensated for all injuries directly or approximately resulting from any negligent act or omission by the defendant. In determining the amount of compensation for injuries suffered by the plaintiff as a result of… Continue Reading
From NY Times: One Hundred Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do (Part 1)
From today’s (10/29/09) online version of the NY Times: Bruce Buschel outlines “[a] modest list of dos and don’ts for servers at the seafood restaurant [he is] building.” According to Buschel “veteran waiters, moonlighting actresses, libertarians and baristas will no doubt protest some or most of what follows. They will claim it homogenizes them or… Continue Reading
From South Carolina Judicial Department: Results of the July 2009 South Carolina Bar Examination Posted
South Carolina Bar Examination The results of the July 2009 South Carolina Bar Examination have been posted. A letter notifying each bar applicant of the results was mailed on Friday, October 23, 2009. Telephonic requests for information about these results will not be accepted until 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 26, 2009. The swearing-in ceremony… Continue Reading
From South Carolina Judicial Department Website: How Judges Are Elected in South Carolina
Supreme Court: According to Article V, Section 3 of the S.C. Constitution, the members of the Supreme Court shall be elected by a joint public vote of the General Assembly. In any contested election, the vote of each member of the General Assembly present and voting must be recorded. According to Article V, Section 27… Continue Reading
From the Greenville News: Cantrell v. Target Settled
A years-long, multimillion-dollar legal battle between Target Corp. and a Greer, South Carolina woman wrongly accused of trying to pass a counterfeit bill has ended after a federal appeals court dismissed the national superstore’s pursuit to overturn a jury’s $3.1 million verdict against it. The parties have settled the case. The terms of the settlement,… Continue Reading
From NRF’s Retail Big Blog: Top Ten Holiday Trends for 2009
Article from NRF’s Oct 20 blog entry re: insights of what to expect this holiday season if you’re a retailer. Click here for the complete article: Retail’s BIG Blog | Top ten holiday trends for 2009 (view on Google Sidewiki)
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