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Event Information
Live Webcast: Fighting for Crime Victims - Civil Litigation
February 15, 2022
Credits
N/A
MCLE: 3.00
Pricing
Dates
Tuesday, February 15, 2022Time
8:55 AM - 12:15 PMRegistration Deadline
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Join the SC Bar CLE Division for “Fighting for Crime Victims – Civil Litigation on Tuesday, February 15. This program will assist practitioners who represent victims of crime where a third party owed a legal duty to take reasonable measures to protect the individual from the criminal acts of others. Specifically, those presenting will focus on three civil avenues for recourse: negligent security, dram shop, and human trafficking litigation. Attendees will come away with a strong understanding of the law, what to look for when vetting a potential case, common discovery battles and obstacles in litigation, and other practice pointers.
This seminar is an intermediate level program.
This program qualifies for 3.0 MCLE credit hours.
The South Carolina Bar is an accredited CLE provider in South Carolina only. Attorneys are responsible for seeking their own credit in other jurisdictions.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in CLE programs and publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the South Carolina Bar, its sections, or committees. The South Carolina Bar believes that all Bar members have the right to both meaningful learning and to the exchange of ideas in a civil environment. The Bar reserves the right to remove or exclude any person from a Bar event if that person is causing inappropriate disturbance, behaving in a manner inconsistent with accepted standards of decorum, or in any way preventing fellow Bar members from meaningful participation and learning.
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Continuing Education
Agenda
8:30 a.m.
Registration
8:55 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Brian Mickelsen, Mickelsen Dalton LLC, Charleston
9 a.m.
Introduction
to Negligent Security Litigation
Daniel R. Dalton, Mickelsen Dalton LLC, Charleston
- What is Negligent Security Law in South Carolina?
- Intake and Screening Cases
- Preservation of Evidence Letters
- Creating a Record of Bad Faith and Exploiting Pressure Points
- Potential Coverage Issues
9:30 a.m.
Building
Your Case and Discovery Battles
Brian Mickelsen, Mickelsen Dalton LLC, Charleston
- Gathering the Evidence You Will Need To Prevail
- Working with Law Enforcement and Analyzing Crime Data
- Humanizing your story through witnesses
- Hurdles to Overcome: Off-premises Injuries and No Prior Crime
- The 30(b)(6) deposition
- Spoliation of Evidence/Sanctions
10 a.m.
Panel
Discussion – Gun Violence in South Carolina And What To Do To Stop It
Merrill Towns Chapman, State Director, Brady S.C., Mount Pleasant
Bruce Wilson, Community Activist, Greenville
Crime Prevention Officer, Columbia Police Department
Moderator: Daniel R. Dalton, Mickelsen Dalton LLC, Charleston
10:30 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m.
The Nuts and
Bolts of Dram Shop Litigation
Christopher P. Kenney, Richard A. Harpootlian, PA, Columbia
- What is Dram Shop Litigation in South Carolina?
- Theories of Liability
- What You’ll Need to Make Your Case
- Successes and Failures
11:15 a.m.
Human Trafficking Litigation
Brian C. Mickelsen
Daniel R. Dalton
- Governing Federal Law
- State-based causes of action
- Overcoming a Motion to Dismiss
- Building Your Case
- Pitfalls
11:45 a.m.
Signs and Trends
of Human Trafficking in South Carolina
Marshall (Matt) T. Austin, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough,
LLP, Charleston
12:15 p.m.
Adjourn