JD Supra

South Carolina Attorney-Client Privilege Ruling Is a Gift to Insurers

As Law360 recently reported, the South Carolina Supreme Court delivered a gift to insurers facing bad faith claims in that state. The court determined that, where a policyholder brings a bad faith ...
JD Supra

The South Carolina Supreme Court Addresses Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege in Bad Faith Actions

Nearly one year ago, in this space, we addressed the issue of whether South Carolina’s attorney-client privilege was facing its ultimate demise, in the context of insurance bad faith litigation. [1] ...
The State

SC state representative forged client’s signature, stole client funds, lawsuit alleges

A lawsuit accuses SC State Representative Marvin Penvardis of forging client’s signature to settle a case without his client’s knowledge. File Photo A new lawsuit accuses South Carolina state ...
Post and Courier

SC lawmaker accused of filing court document with forged signature, offering hush money

NORTH CHARLESTON — A prominent Lowcountry civil rights attorney and state representative has been accused of legal malpractice by a former client. Adrian Lewis claims Rep. Marvin Pendarvis, a North ...