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Dallas firm withdraws from asbestos cases in South Carolina after mishaps draw judges' attention

By John O'Brien | Tuesday, May 11, 2021 @ 6:49am

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Legal Newsline) – A Texas asbestos lawyer who was trying to explain why she failed to alert judges in other states about past disciplinary actions has instead chosen to withdraw from some of her South Carolina cases.
In South Carolina, the judge handling asbestos lawsuits is accused of plaintiff-friendly bias

By Daniel Fisher | Thursday, May 14, 2020 @ 7:02am

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - Asbestos defendants have made increasingly vocal complaints about the judge in charge of South Carolina’s asbestos docket as she has overruled jury verdicts, ordered simultaneous trials in multiple counties and named an insurance company the “alter ego” of a long-defunct contracting company.