Theodore “TAC” Hargrove, II

Associate

Areas of Practice

TAC Hargrove is an associate attorney on RPWB’s consumer class action team. He works to bring financial relief to consumers throughout the United States who have been wronged by unfair trade practices, including fraud, deception, and corporate greed.

His work has helped SCE&G and Santee Cooper customers and Fairfield County who were financially harmed as a result of cost-overruns and fraudulent practices related to the abandonment of the VC Summer Nuclear project. In addition, TAC’s work has assisted United States military veterans injured as a result of their use of 3M’s Combat Arms earplugs, the United States government in Qui Tam actions, and individual clients in personal injury matters.

TAC began with RPWB as a law clerk in May of 2015. After graduating from law school, he represented both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury matters for two years before returning to the firm in 2018. While in law school, he was the Managing Editor of the Charleston Law Review and a member of the Moot Court.

A native of Spartanburg, SC, TAC and his wife have two young daughters. Outside of the office, TAC enjoys playing golf, cooking, and live music.

Education

Charleston School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2016
College of Charleston, B.S., 2007

Admissions

2016, South Carolina
2017, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina

Professional Memberships

American Association for Justice
South Carolina Association for Justice
South Carolina Bar

Representative Cases

Complex Business Disputes

Jim is counsel in Global Communications Inc. v. PDI Communications Inc. et al., in which it is alleged that DirecTV infringed upon key patents that enable the satellite provider to use a single dish unit to broadcast multiple channels throughout each customer’s house.

Mutual Fund Litigation

As fund assets grow, the cost of managing a mutual fund does not increase as exponentially as revenues generated by fees do. Jim serves as counsel in cases on behalf of investors against mutual fund advisors for charging excessive fees. A number of his cases have resulted in settlements to investors, and his work has caused some mutual funds to initiate reforms, including fee breakpoints and better oversight by boards of directors.

Insurance Industry Risk Calculations

Jim is counsel in class action litigation against AIG for its methodology of calculating a company’s risk when determining workers’ compensation premiums. The insurance company used a rolling three-year average of paid claims, but failed to consider the portion of those claims that was ultimately recouped from the at-fault party’s insurance company and other sources.

Securities Markets

Jim is counsel in a proposed class action against seven major banks for allegedly colluding in private chat rooms for years to manipulate prices in the $5 trillion per day forex market, which impacted both spot prices and futures contracts. The case, Teel v. Bank Of America Corporation et al, was filed on behalf of investors who bought foreign currency futures. It is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.