The party bringing the lawsuit—the plaintiff—is described as the master of his complaint. The United States Supreme Court has even said that the plaintiff is “ordinarily allowed to select whatever forum [she]…
There’s Justification. And Then There’s Justification. Tortious Interference with Contracts in South Carolina. Whether you’re a hummingbird, a professional golfer, or a distributor of beauty supplies, competition is a fact of life.…
Limited liability companies (LLCs), corporations, and limited partnerships generally must look to a state’s business organization statutes for answers when disputes arise amongst shareholders or members. South Carolina is no different. South…
In today’s economy, data is increasingly considered the world’s most valuable business asset. Whether your business is collecting website data to better understand your audience, or your business purchases a list of…
How can I protect my company’s website data? Can a company (or an individual) use information on my website to its advantage? Web scraping, web harvesting, or web data extraction are all…
It’s not uncommon for commercial contracts (of all types) to contain clauses requiring one or both of the parties to exercise their “best efforts” to ensure that a condition is met or…
The late Anthony Bourdain once said that “If anything is good for pounding humility into you permanently, it’s the restaurant business.” It’s also good, perhaps, for pounding into you the incredible importance…
In every industry, business owners are searching for more efficient ways to run their business from both a cost and/or time perspective. Often, companies look to technology to cut out unnecessary waste…
Rosen Hagood is honored to be included in the 2019 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list. Recognition on this list reflects the high level of respect the firm has…
As the internet provides access to global markets to businesses and individuals alike, more and more employers are including non-compete agreements, a/k/a covenants not-to-compete or restrictive covenants, in employment contracts in an…
