So. Car. Human Affairs Commission v. Yang
| Docket Number | 27988 |
| Decision Date | 22 July 2020 |
The South Carolina Human Affairs Commission (the Commission) brought this action against respondents Zeyi Chen and Zhirong Yang, alleging they violated the South Carolina Fair Housing Law by discriminating against a prospective tenant. The action was based on a complaint received from Stacy Woods, who reported that she responded to an ad on Craigslist for a rental residence in Mount Pleasant and was told it was not available. Woods maintained she was refused the rental property because she had a four-year-old daughter. The Commission appealed circuit court orders:(1) denying the Commission's...
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7 cases
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Owens v. Stirling
...give ‘fair notice to those persons to whom the law applies’ and is therefore impermissibly vague." See S.C. Hum. Affs. Comm’n v. Zeyi Chen, 430 S.C. 509, 529, 846 S.E.2d 861, 871 (2020) (explaining "the void-for-vagueness doctrine" provides a statute may not set forth a "rule or standard … ......
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Owens v. Stirling
...give ‘fair notice to those persons to whom the law applies’ and is therefore impermissibly vague." See S.C. Hum. Affs. Comm’n v. Zeyi Chen, 430 S.C. 509, 529, 846 S.E.2d 861, 871 (2020) (explaining "the void-for-vagueness doctrine" provides a statute may not set forth a "rule or standard … ......
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Garrison v. Target Corp.
...Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court applies the same rules of construction used to interpret statutes." S.C. Human Affairs Comm'n v. Chen , 430 S.C. 509, 519, 846 S.E.2d 861, 866 (2020) (alteration in original) (quoting Farnsworth v. Davis Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. , 367 S.C. 634, 63......
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Woods v. Swiss Krono U.S. Inc.
...agreements [and] is intended to prevent disputes as to the existence and terms of agreements regarding pending litigation.” Chen, 430 S.C. at 519 omitted). “South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure govern actions brought in South Carolina courts, not federal courts.” Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.......
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5 books & journal articles
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A. Defamation
...defamation of a doctor's professional ethics abused the conditional privilege). See also South Carolina Human Affairs Comm'n v. Chen, 430 S.C. 509, 846 S.E.2d 861 (2020) (under federal and state statutory fair housing law, conciliation, which consists of information negotiations among the g......
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Rule 43. Evidence; Conduct of Trial
...is not sufficient. The purpose of Rule 43(k) and its predecessors is the avoidance of uncertainty." S.C. Hum. Affs. Comm'n v. Zeyi Chen, 430 S.C. 509, 521, 846 S.E.2d 861, 867 (2020). History In 2002, Rule 43(k), SCRCP, provided, "No agreement between counsel affecting the proceedings in an......
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Rule 1.2 Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Between Client and Lawyer
...record. Settlement agreements shall be handled in accordance with Rule 41.1, SCRCP." In South Carolina Human Affairs Commission v. Chen, 846 S.E.2d 861 (S.C. 2020), the South Carolina Supreme Court held that an agreement signed by the parties to a mediation but without the signature of coun......
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Rule 408. Compromise and Offers to Compromise
...negotiations." See Notes to Rule 408, SCRE ("This rule is identical to the federal rule.")." S.C. Hum. Affs. Comm'n v. Zeyi Chen, 430 S.C. 509, 524-25, 846 S.E.2d 861, 869 (2020). "In our view, the reference in Rule 408, SCRE, to "conduct or statements made in compromise negotiations" is co......
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