Category Archives: SC Law

Guest Post: Get Ready for a Green World of Construction

Get Ready for a “Green” World of Construction Christopher G. Hill is lawyer and owner of the Richmond, VA firm, The Law Office of Christopher G. Hill, PC, and a LEED AP.  Chris has been nominated and elected by his … Continue reading

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Names Are Important

By: Gregory L. Shelton Shelton Law Carolinas Shakespeare once wrote: “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose; By any other name [is probably a limited purpose LLC with no assets].” OK, the bracketed language is mine, but … Continue reading

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News Flash: Governor Haley Signs the Crossmann Fix Into Law

By: Gregory L. Shelton Shelton Law Carolinas (803) 670-0024 Governor Haley signed S. 431 into law yesterday.  Recall from my earlier posts that S. 431 was introduced to address the S.C. Supreme Court’s decision in Crossmann.  In Crossmann, the Supreme Court … Continue reading

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SC House Votes 104 to 0 for Statutory Definition of Occurrence (Addresses Supreme Court’s Crossmann Decision)

By: Gregory L. Shelton Shelton Law Carolinas (803) 670-0024 Yesterday I had the privilege of walking the halls of the beautifully restored Statehouse in Columbia with a fellow members of the Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas.  Wearing our … Continue reading

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NLRB’s General Counsel Moves to Stop Boeing’s North Charleston Assembly Plant

By: Gregory L. Shelton Shelton Law Carolinas (803) 670-0024 As South Carolina prepares for Boeing’s arrival, the National Labor Relations Board’s acting general counsel has other plans for the company. Upon the request of the International Association of Machinists and … Continue reading

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Why We Attend Job Meetings

By: Gregory L. Shelton Shelton Law Carolinas (803) 670-0024 Job meetings serve many practical functions during construction, the foremost being coordination of sequencing, access, and the X’s and O’s of the work. To the construction attorney, meeting minutes provide a … Continue reading

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Poor Workmanship is no Accident in South Carolina, at Least for CGL Coverage Purposes

By: Gregory L. Shelton Shelton Law Carolinas (803) 670-0028 Contractors are often asked whether they have “insurance.”  This question really involves two levels of analysis.  First, there are many different types of insurance: Builder’s Risk, Errors & Omissions (E&O), Commercial … Continue reading

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