Supreme Court Battle Unfolding Against ‘Judicial Hellhole’ Backdrop
Pending asbestos litigation and overlapping political interests are raising fresh questions about who influences South Carolina’s highest court......
Peter Protopapas
Toxic Justice: S.C. Supreme Court Sets Oral Argument In Asbestos Receivership Fight
by Jenn Wood
Justices to weigh the legality of a dubious receivership, foreign court rulings, and whether South Carolina courts overstepped their reach......
Report: Matt Leber Sought Sex From Estranged Wife Prior to Alleged Assault
by FITSNews
"She injured him when he came over and asked for sex..."...
Scandal-Scarred S.C. Senator Received Personal Loan From Powerful Trial Lawyer
by Will Folks
Matt Leber quietly bailed out by influential attorney as he seeks to have his divorce proceedings sealed......
Toxic Justice, Part 5: The Asbestos Carveout
by Jenn Wood
State lawmakers promised to fix South Carolina’s broken civil-justice system — then wrote a law that kept their own asbestos network immune from reform....
Toxic Justice, Part 4: Courtroom Collusion
by Jenn Wood
A closed loop of power and influence......
Toxic Justice, Part 3: The Fishing Expeditions
by Jenn Wood
Decades-old insurance contracts have become the new gold mine in South Carolina’s asbestos racket......
Toxic Justice, Part 2: The Receivership Enterprise
by Jenn Wood
Inside the secretive system of court-appointed receiverships fueling asbestos litigation......
Toxic Justice, Part 1: The South Carolina Asbestos Machine
by Jenn Wood
How a dying elderly woman’s lawsuit opened a window into a court system where dead companies are resurrected — and political power shields the players...
Alex Murdaugh’s Money: Let The Battles Begin
by Callie Lyons
Court-appointed receivers suggest ground rules for upcoming free-for-all ......