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The cover story in the November 8, 2017 edition of The Free Times is entitled “Grasping For A Way Out: How Heather Cook Escaped Sex Trafficking — and How Authorities Could Have Helped.” Writer David Travis Bland took an in-depth look at how “sex trafficking is hidden” and authorities have “begun to understand and combat […]

Murphy & Grantland earns Palmetto Award of Excellence Columbia – The South Carolina Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators presented Murphy & Grantland with an Award of Excellence at the group’s annual Palmetto Awards show on November 2. The civil defense firm launched its “Erasing Risk” campaign in early 2017. The image-driven messaging […]

Murphy & Grantland’s Kevin Floyd begins 3 year-term Columbia – Teach for America South Carolina has tabbed a veteran business communicator to join its Regional Advisory Board. Kevin Floyd, Director of Marketing and Communications at the Murphy & Grantland law firm, began his three-year term in August. Floyd is a former TV news executive producer […]

Originally published in the September 2017 edition of South Carolina Lawyer magazine (pages 9,12). Lawyers Helping Lawyers By Henry Deneen There are interesting parallels between the SC Rules of Professional Conduct and the principles of Emotional Intelligence (EI). In the November 2016 issue of this magazine, I wrote about ways our EI can be improved with resulting […]

M&G shareholder Anthony Livoti moderated a discussion at the annual meeting of the International Association of Defense Counsel in Quebec on July 11. Attorneys Bruce McIntosh and Erik Snapp joined Livoti for the session entitled “Plan for Success: Mediation Strategies.” Mediation is a topic Livoti loves to write about and discuss. An excerpt from an […]

High Court affirms strict requirements The South Carolina Supreme Court has issued a final ruling in a case that is significant for every liability insurer, and particularly for those that insure residential building contractors and subcontractors. The court’s July 26th opinion in Harleysville Group Insurance v. Heritage Communities, Inc. is significant because it changes prior […]

Over the past few months, the South Carolina Supreme Court has issued a string of cases providing clarification on long-unresolved issues. The Cases In April, the Supreme Court issued two decisions interpreting the Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act. In the first decision, the Court answered questions regarding a product liability defendant’s ability to argue a plaintiff’s […]

Jason Luther Becomes a General Counsel for State Agency Columbia –The South Carolina Department of Revenue has hired Jason P. Luther as General Counsel for Litigation. Luther had been practicing civil defense as an associate with Murphy & Grantland since 2012. “We’ll miss Jason and his outstanding work for our clients,” said shareholder Ron Diegel. […]

The new edition of The DefenseLine, a publication of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association, contains notable recognition for two Murphy & Grantland attorneys. On cover of the Spring 2017 edition (Volume 45 Number 1), M&G shareholder Anthony Livoti is pictured with the group’s new officers. Livoti is the President-Elect. Additionally, Elizabeth M. McMillan […]

Growth continues at Columbia civil defense firm. Columbia, SC –  Attorney Kerri Rupert has joined Murphy & Grantland as an associate. Rupert is the fourth attorney to join the civil defense firm since this past December (Porter, Kennedy, Walker). Rupe‎rt comes to M&G from another corporate defense firm in Columbia and previously worked as Senior […]

Justice Jean Toal Dismisses Construction Defect Case in Charleston County A Charleston County case* involving allegations of residential construction defects has been summarily dismissed by the presiding judge. While not appellate authority at this stage, the decision has made a major impression on the legal community because in this case, the trial court judge was […]