Monthly Archives: June 2020
Comparative Negligence and South Carolina Car Accident Lawsuits
No one is perfect, and the law accepts and acknowledges this. In family law, you will not lose custody of your children just because your children are sometimes noisy in public or because you let them watch more screen time than the American Academy of Pediatrics currently recommends. In a criminal trial, the prosecution… Read More »
Expert Witness Testimony in South Carolina Personal Injury Cases
Somewhere on the Internet today, a website is claiming that your least favorite vegetable cures cancer. Why don’t doctors just tell patients to eat eggplant, cauliflower, or kale instead of referring them for surgery, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy, then? It is because the recommended treatments are constantly being reviewed; researchers and practitioners publish case reports… Read More »
Insurance Companies Are Not Your Friend: Beware of Giving Them Too Much Information After a Car Accident
Insurance can be a lifeline. If you are fortunate enough to have employer-provided health insurance, it has probably saved you more money than you realize. Likewise, if your house was damaged in a natural disaster, your homeowner’s or renter’s insurance probably softened the financial blow significantly. If you get injured in a car accident,… Read More »
New, Less Strict Regulations About Mandatory Rest Periods for Truck Drivers May Increase the Risk of Truck Accidents
If you went to the supermarket and found food, thank a truck driver; trucks transport most of the things you buy on a regular basis. As much as trucks have the potential to supply us with the products we want and need, these enormous machines also have the potential to cause enormous destruction; the… Read More »
Can I Bring a Wrongful Death Claim?
If you’ve lost a loved one as a result of a fatal accident, you may be able to bring a wrongful death claim. If the accident resulted from the reckless, negligent, or intentional conduct of another, they can be held liable for the damage. How Does a Wrongful Death Claim Work? Essentially, if the… Read More »
Reducing Risk of Trucking Accidents
An average semi-truck weighs 80,000 pounds. Given that the average car weighs only 5,000 pounds, that means that colliding with a single truck is the impact-equivalent to colliding with 16 cars at once. Semi-trucks are involved in approximately 9% of fatal car-truck collisions. However, importantly, 80% of car-truck collisions are said to be caused… Read More »
Bringing a Bicycle Accident Claim in South Carolina
Although you may think of most traffic accidents as involving cars, a surprising amount of collisions in South Carolina involve a car and a bicycle. In fact, South Carolina is one of the top ten states for bicycle accidents. These car-bicycle collisions are especially dangerous to the individual riding the bike, who has none… Read More »
How Strong is My Slip-and-Fall Claim?
As a threshold matter, when considering bringing a personal injury claim in South Carolina, there are a number of important questions to ask. One is whether the statute of limitations is still running on your claim or if it has expired. Another inquiry is whether the facility or person you’re considering suing was negligent… Read More »
