Bauknight v. Pope, No. 2010-CP-40-4900 (Ct. Comm. Pleas, Richland Cty. Sept. 21, 2016)
Parties in a private action sought to take the deposition of the attoney general. The court held that deposing the attorney general would pose an undue burden because he was not attorney general when the suit was brought, the prior attorney general had been deposed, questioning the attorney general would likely take at least a…
State v. Eli Lilly, 2007-CP-42-1855 (S.C. Ct. Comm. Pleas 7th Jud. Dist. 2009)
The Attorney General of South Carolina retained private attorneys to pursue a claim against Eli Lilly in connection with its marketing of the drug Zyprexa. The attorneys were hired on a contingency fee basis, and the Attorney General retained supervisory authority over the private attorneys. Eli Lilly challenged the state’s retention of counsel on a…
