At common law, a communication is defamatory if it tends to harm the reputation of another as to lower him in the estimation of the community or to deter third persons from associating or dealing with him. See, e.g., Holtzscheiter v. Thomson Newspapers, Inc., 332 S.C. 502, 506 S.E.2d 497 (1998). In South Carolina, defamation could be proved by showing that (1) a false and defamatory statement was made; (2) the unprivileged statement was published to a third party; (3) the pub

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release March 18, 2018, 09:30 a.m., EST Rock Hill Law Firm Expands As Additional Lawyers Join Ahn Law Firm, LLC, a Rock Hill-based law firm, has announced that two experienced lawyers have joined the firm. Sean M. Tropea joined as an Associate Attorney, and Alec P. Wilczynski as Of Counsel. At Ahn Law Firm, Mr. Tropea handles personal injury matters while assisting Chan M. Ahn with the firm’s immigration, contract, employment, and civil litigation