J. Preston "Pete" Strom, Jr., P.A. is the former U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina. He founded Strom Law Firm, L.L.C., in Columbia, South Carolina in 1996 and is currently the President of the South Carolina Association for Justice. Read more about Pete by clicking here.
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Despite recent controversy surrounding the United States Preventative Services Task Force’s (USPSTF) opinion that women should not receive mammograms until the age of 50, The American Cancer Society confirmed its recommendation earlier this week that
women 40 and older should continue to receive the screening.
The Task Force based its decision upon its perception [...]
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As we recently discussed, Uncle Sam’s is offering a generous Federal Tax Credit to those who purchase a qualifying electric low speed vehicle (LSV), on or before December 31, 2009.
Although traditional golf carts are not actually covered by the credit, many of the qualifying models available look like golf [...]
As reported by the Times and Democrat, a disturbance that occurred at the Gilmore Tax Service on October 15th, and the receipt of a complaint, has promoted the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s office to launch an ongoing inquiry into claims that the Gilmore tax service has charged several residents a $25.00 application fee in an attempt [...]
United States Attorney, Walt Wilkins, announced today that a federal grand jury has issued four separate indictments related to the Union County Corruption probe naming five Union County residents, including public officials on charges ranging from public corruption to drug distribution.
Those indicted include former Union County Sheriff Wesley Howard Wells.
Sheriff Wells [...]
Victims of Chinese Drywall, which is suspected of causing corrosion and possible health risks including upper respiratory problems and head aches in homes where it was installed, face another hurdle in their lawsuit.
As reported on Yahoo news, lawyers representing homeowners and homebuilders who used the defective drywall expect that many of the Chinese companies [...]
According to WIS, Attorney General Henry McMaster’s office announced today that Greenville police have arrested 61-year-old, Joe H. Culler of Wilmont Avenue in Columbia. Mr. Culler has been charged with three counts of criminal solicitation of a minor and two counts of disseminating obscene material to a minor.
Investigators say Culler began soliciting an [...]
As reported by WIS TV, a drunk driving accident early Sunday morning near Five Points claimed the lives of two young Allen University students, Candice Davis, 18 of Eutawville, and Gerry Blanding, 20 of Greenville, when a 2004 Dodge Ram driven by Jabari O. Harding collided with a 1998 Chevrolet Lumina in which Davis [...]
1. Chinese Drywall has been located in 33 states.
2. Charleston was the third largest port in the United States to
receive what is now believed to be defective Chinese
Drywall, bringing in almost [...]
Sixteen year old Sumter County teen, John Brabham III, was killed late last week in a train wreck in Sumter, South Carolina. Brabham was driving his Jeep Cherokee around 12:30pm when he crossed the tracks while a train was coming. Nearby residents say they heard a loud crash followed by the screeching brakes of [...]
Minnesota Attorney General, Lori Swanson, sued the National Arbitration Forum (NAF), the country’s largest administrator of consumer arbitrations, on July 14, 2009 for consumer fraud, deceptive trade practices, and false advertising