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Category Archives: Court Ordered Interrogatories
Knowledge Management for Solos and Small Firms—Part I
McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC has handled numerous actions involving complex legal matters in South Carolina and outside the state. Attorneys with McGowan, Hood and Felder, LLC have represented clients involving construction litigation, catastrophic injury, business litigation, class action and multi district litigation. What if you could spend a few moments thinking about drafting a complaint, and then, with a couple of keystrokes, find exactly the go-by you needed? What if your staff had time to “tag” every work product document with keywords? What if your computer silently, constantly, indexed your document files by keyword and by full text? And what if finding that elusive complaint were as easy as using Google? Chances are, you would be working for a large firm with unlimited resources. What if you feel like you do not have the time to learn about expensive programs and acronyms like DM, KM, and CRM. So what if…
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Parental Liability
McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC has handled numerous actions involving Parental Liability in South Carolina. This type of action can take the form of suing a child, a parent, a guardian or any combination of these people. It’s the middle of the night, and you wake up to the sound of someone pelting your new car with eggs. You recognize the assailants as some of the kids in the neighborhood. Your paint job is now ruined, and even though the car is insured, you’re out your $500.00 deductible. Or, your child comes in dazed and confused, bleeding as a result of a rock thrown by one of his ‘friends.’ Of course, you rush him to the doctor for treatment, and await the bills. Surely, you think, the parents of these children can be held responsible to pay for the damages caused by their children. However, many people who have watched one…
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Federal Court cases in SC
McGowan, Hood & Felder LLC has handled numerous actions in the federal courts, both here in the District of South Carolina and outside the state. The cases have ranged from catastrophic injury (trucking accidents, products liability, etc.) to complex anti-trust class actions. Federal court in South Carolina has several advantages: a single judge who will get to know your case, rapid resolution of motions and other issues, and more certainty in trial scheduling. On the other hand, there are a number of pitfalls that can trip up even experienced trial attorneys. Some of these pitfalls include: Judges’ Individual Preferences and Orders: Each judge in the United States District Court for the State of South Carolina has their own judicial preferences for motions and trial matters. For instance, a motion to compel filed in a case before a certain judge without first contacting their chambers by phone will be summarily denied….
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