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Ammonia cloud kills one, causes property damage to unconfirmed number of homes

An ammonia leak that occurred outside Swansea shortly after 8:00 AM yesterday, killed one, injured at least nine others, and damaged several homes in the area.
Tanner Industries representative David Binder confirmed that the company had a leak of nearly 2,000 pounds of the compressed gas and hydrous ammonia during an unloading operation when [...]


South Carolina Attorney General Insurance Fraud Division Crackdown

Did you have any idea that the average American household pays $1,030 per year in out-of-pocket costs as a result of insurance fraud? As reported by the S.C. Attorney General’s Insurance Fraud division, if insurance fraud were a business, it would be a Fortune 500 company!
A new report issued by the South Carolina Attorney [...]


Sarah Palin: What Feminism Has Been Fighting for

As a moderate voter trying to weigh both sides before voting in November’s elections, I was shocked at the unexpected pull of Sarah Palin’s speech Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention. I felt myself torn as her speech drew to a close.

The leftist in me reveled in her talk of energy [...]


Orangeburg T&D: Trial lawyers are key players in justice system

South Carolina Association for Justice
The Orangeburg (S.C.) Times and Democrat has published a story about the South Carolina Association for Justice’s new name. The T&D editorial focuses on the importance of what used to be known as the SC Trial Lawyers Association and its continued role in preserving justice and individual rights.
From the [...]


Alaska Sues Mainland Over Polar Bears

This is certainly one of the more “interesting” lawsuits I’ve seen in a while. The state of Alaska is suing the U.S. for listing the polar bear as a threatened species.
The state argues the listing will hurt Alaskan oil and gas exploration, fisheries and tourism.
The US Fisheries and Wildlife Service declared the polar bear [...]


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