Legal Opinion
Layman v. State
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided March 10, 2008No. 26427PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Justice TOAL:
This is an appeal of an award of $8.66 million in attorneys’ fees. The circuit judge, acting pursuant to a prior order of this Court, awarded fees under a statute authorizing attorneys’ fees and both parties appealed. We affirm the circuit judge’s decision to award attorneys’ fees, but reduce the amount awarded due to several errors of law in the circuit judge’s decision.
Factual/P roce dural Background
The facts leading up to this controversy are fully recounted in this Court’s opinion in the case Layman v. The State of South Carolina and The South Carolina Retirement…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Zabinski v. Bright Acres AssociatesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Edwards v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2009
- Sloan v. Friends of the Hunley, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2011
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