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NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE LAWYERS AT PRATT-THOMAS WALKER.


Welcome to the 'law blog' of Pratt-Thomas Walker. In addition to regular updates and news from our practice areas, partner, Andy Gowder, holds court on 'Grounded' - a special topic area dealing with land use rights and other matters.

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A Quorum of One

October 25, 2011 – 9:12 am

An “Army of One” was a short-lived National Guard recruiting slogan from a few years back.  A recent SC Supreme Court decision might be entitled “A Quorum of One,” where it upheld a vote to override a veto by Governor Sanford when the vote in the Senate was 1-0. In Board of Trustees of the [...]

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PTW in Forbes

May 24, 2010 – 2:11 pm

The May 24th issue of Forbes magazine features a profile on Pratt-Thomas Walker, highlighting the firm’s agility and our strong commercial litigation practice. In case you missed it, click here:  Forbes

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Walker admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers

May 17, 2010 – 3:15 pm

Pratt-Thomas Walker managing shareholder, Trenholm Walker, was one of 129 fellows inducted in the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers at the College’s 2009 annual meeting in Boston. This honor is extended by invitation only, after stringent peer review. Fellows are experienced trial lawyers who have become masters of the art of advocacy, and their careers reflect the highest standards [...]

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The impact of Medicare “Never Events” in medical malpractice litigation

October 5, 2009 – 5:07 pm

Since October 1, 2008, as mandated by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires Medicare-participating hospitals to disclose all hospital-acquired conditions (HACs).  An HAC is defined as a reasonably preventable condition, not present or identifiable at the time of hospital admission, but present during discharge, and [...]

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