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Thursday, June 13, 2013  Several lawsuits have been filed against education officials and the Department of Health and Environmental Control over a tuberculosis outbreak at a Greenwood County school.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  A woman says a North Charleston bonding company failed to monitor a 25-year-old man who sexually assaulted her while wearing one of the firm's tracking devices.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  The state Supreme Court has dismissed several claims in a lawsuit brought against Carnival cruise lines concerning Charleston's year-round cruise industry.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  The legal fight between two factions of South Carolina Episcopalians will be decided in state court.

Sunday, June 09, 2013  The lawsuit, filed in April in Abbeville County, says officials at the Boys Home of the South turned a blind eye to problems that they should have known would ultimately end up with children being harmed.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  A federal judge is considering whether legal issues arising from the Episcopal schism in eastern South Carolina should be heard in state court or in federal court.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  A lawsuit accuses the South Carolina town of Timmonsville of putting residents' health at risk by improperly discharging raw sewage and wastewater.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  A federal judge has approved a settlement of a lawsuit challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel leading to Georgia's ports.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  A federal judge has set a trial date for a case challenging how three school administrators enforced the dress code at a Sumter County middle school.

Monday, May 27, 2013  The ongoing feud between South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis and the commission that oversees retirees' pension fund has put tens of thousands of dollars in lawyers' pockets.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  A federal judge has scheduled a hearing to formally settle lawsuits challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  A lawyer says a state Court of Appeals ruling clears the way for gamblers to sue for money they lose by playing illegal gambling machines.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  It’s a lawsuit that is raising some eyebrows across South Carolina. The state is being sued after being accused of performing an unnecessary sex change surgery.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  The South Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out a lawsuit challenging billions of dollars in sales tax exemptions.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Jury gets first glimpses into Michael Jackson's private life as testimony begins in civil case