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Defense Verdict in American Arbitration Association Matter

Bland Richter successfully defended its longstanding builder client Lennar Homes in arbitration with the AAA wherein the claimant customer was awarded zero dollars. The claimant sued Lennar for fraud and claimed Lennar’s agent misrepresented that Lennar would not in...

Residential Home Builder Defense

Bland Richter represented a large regional homebuilder in 5 related claims in which the claimants were seeking in excess of $750,000 in damages, together with treble damages and attorney’s fees in accordance with South Carolina’s Unfair Trade Practices Act. The claims...

Investment Advisor Liability

Bland Richter is proud of its contribution of being part of the team of attorneys who collaborated for its clients and other plaintiffs in procuring and obtaining what is thought to be one of the largest default judgments ever obtained in a court in South Carolina. A...

Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Self Dealing Against a Former Trustee 1,700,000.00 Settlement

After two years of contested litigation, Bland Richter obtained a settlement totaling $1,700,000 for their three clients. Bland Richter represented three of the four vested beneficiaries of an inter-vivos trust in a lawsuit against a former trustee where claims were...

Suing the Opponents Attorney Karma and Legal Malpractice South Carolina Style

While South Carolina is better known for its Christian fundamentalism than for Buddhism, Jainism or Sikhism, we have a strangely karmic rule of law which actually permits a litigant in certain circumstances to return fire not only at the opposing party, but also at...

Arbitration Clauses in Attorney Client Fee Agreements Are They Enforceable

Why would an attorney include a mandatory arbitration clause in the engagement agreement with a client? The only answer and the obvious answer is that the attorney would see arbitration of a future dispute with his or her client as a more attractive option than...

Angie Hammond Pleads for Gov Hayley to Show Compassion

Writing as “one South Carolina mother to another,” Angie Hammond sent Gov. Nikki Haley a heartfelt plea to show the same compassion she has shown in other tragedies in the state this year and “take appropriate action” against the Seneca police officer who shot and...

Greenville Online Hammond Family Zach Did Not Die in Vain

Zachary Hammond’s parents said Wednesday that the $2.15 million settlement with the city of Seneca over their son’s death at the hands of a Seneca police officer is just one part of their battle to keep such killing from happening again. Angie Hammond, mother of the...