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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The Strom Law Firm, LLC is investigating allegations that the Boards of Directors of several South Carolina banks may have breached a duty owed to their investors resulting in hefty financial losses, including worthless stock.
While the FDIC provides protection for the assets of bank customers affected by intervention and/or closure, bank investors and shareholders [...]
In addition to agreeing to pay $16.4 million dollars in fines for concealing safety defects related to sudden acceleration issues in 2-3 million vehicles on Monday, Toyota Motor Corporation also announced a voluntary safety recall of its 2010 Lexus GX 460 SUV’s.
As reported by USA Today, Toyota says it will recall [...]
According to the Wall Street Journal, the federal investigation of Countrywide and what brought on the company’s collapse appears to be heating up.
According to a WSJ article released Monday, federal criminal investigators tasked with examining what led to the collapse of Countrywide have been calling witnesses before a grand jury as part of their [...]
Benedict College received an education in fire safety and fire prevention Monday.
As reported by WIS TV, Benedict College President David Swinton pleaded no contest to charges of failing to maintain fire alarms in two of the college dormitories.
In March, the Columbia Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Bureau issued charges after Benedict College [...]
According to the State Newspaper, a downtown Columbia wreck involving a bus and two other vehicles resulted in a trip to the hospital for several people.
Richland County EMS deputy chief, George Rice Jr., said the collision at Elmwood and Main streets injured at least seven people.
The patients, who were all passengers on the bus, [...]
As reported by WLTX, 32 year old Sean Cassidy, the head coach of the girls basketball team and an 11th and 12th grade social studies teacher at Camden High School, has resigned after being charged with engaging in improper behavior with a 15 year old student.
Mr. Cassidy has been formally charged with [...]
U.S. Attorney Walt Wilkins announced Wednesday that 21 people were charged in three separate indictments for their invovlement in two cockfighting ventures operated in Lexington and Williamsburg Counties. Undercover officers attended eight cockfighting events in Lexington and Williamsburg counties during a thirteen month investigation.
Last Tuesday the White House announced that President Obama will nominate long time South Carolina politician Inez Tenenbaum for Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Tenenbaum is the former South Carolina schools superintendent, serving from 1998 to 2007. She ran for the US Senate in 2004. Tenenbaum has been an advocate for children [...]
“Columbia has long suffered crime rates running 2 and 3 times the national average.” http://tinyurl.com/cez647