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After the decedent passed away, his surviving spouse claimed an elective share of his estate. Appellants objected, and asserted that S.C. Code Ann. § 62-2-204 (1987) applied to prevent her from claiming the share, because she previously signed a...

Petitioner individuals sought review of a jury verdict in favor of respondent patent owner in his action for infringement of a patent for the use of plaster of Paris in the construction of fire-proof chests on the ground that the patentee was not the...

G.G., a transgender boy, tried to use the boys' restrooms at his high school. After G.G. began to use the boys' restrooms with the approval of the school administration, the local school board passed a policy banning G.G. from the boys' restroom...

Defendant was convicted of second degree murder and argued on appeal that the trial court erred by refusing to allow an expert witness testify as to the result of a systolic blood pressure deception test taken by defendant.

While working for a financial printer, petitioner handled announcements of corporate takeover bids. Without disclosing his knowledge, a the printer purchasd the targeted companies stock, selling the shares immediately after the takeover attempts were...

The district court of Columbia set aside a Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation, implementing permit requirements for nonattainment states pursuant to the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 (Act) on the ground that the statute was silent or...