Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome And South Carolina Car Accidents
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a set of troublesome symptoms that result from an injury to a nerve in the arm or leg. The symptoms affect the body part controlled by the affected nerve or nerves, and can sometimes affect an entire hand, arm, or leg. Patients with CRPS may experience severe pain… Read More »
What Does A Personal Injury Lawyer’s Workday Look Like?
News stories about personal injury cases often focus on what goes on in the courtroom, such as the arguments that the lawyers presented at trial and the decision that the court issued. In other words, what the public finds out about is only the final scene in a long story. In fact, most cases… Read More »
The Dangers Of Potholes In South Carolina
It is not just your imagination; there are a lot of potholes on the roads in South Carolina. The South Carolina sections of I-95 are notorious for their potholes and road debris, as snarky Northern travel bloggers take every opportunity to remind us. By various estimates, South Carolina ranks either 12th or 14th in… Read More »
Jury Unanimity And South Carolina Personal Injury Lawsuits
Most people who hire personal injury lawyers and get compensation for their financial losses arising from an injury do not have to go to trial. In most cases, it is obvious that the at fault driver, or any other party responsible for the accident, has a legal responsibility to pay for the injuries they… Read More »
Stanley Law Group Helps South Carolina Grandma Win Settlement After Truck Accident
Think of all the things that it is only possible for you to do because you are as healthy as you are. Work, family caregiving responsibilities, and maintaining social ties would all be much more difficult if you had a serious injury that caused chronic pain. When all the activities that you used to… Read More »
Sternum Fractures, A Painful But Often Diagnosed Accidental Injury
The sternum is one of the many body parts that you never think about unless something is wrong with it. It is one of the longest bones in the body, extending down the front of the upper torso from the clavicles, also known as collarbones, to the first two pairs of ribs. Because of… Read More »
Can Loud Music Cause Car Accidents?
On May 15, 1971, Pink Floyd played a concert at Crystal Palace Gardens in London that resulted in the death of all of the fish and water lilies in a pond on the premises of the concert venue. The real cause of extinction event may have been a gas leak from the inflatable octopus… Read More »
Dump Truck Accidents
You can tell which vehicles adults find most impressive by the prices these vehicles fetch. The Lamborghinis and Jaguars of the world were designed for an audience of people who can afford them and people who wish they could. If kids ran the world, however, dump trucks would be the world’s most sought-after vehicle. … Read More »
Victim’s Family Files Premises Liability Lawsuit After Fatal Golf Cart Crash
South Carolina law gives people injured in preventable accidents the right to file a personal injury lawsuit against the party or parties that caused the accident and to seek damages for accident-related financial losses. This principle applies regardless of the cause of the accident, whether it was a motor vehicle accident, a slip and… Read More »
What To Talk About At An Initial Consultation With A Personal Injury Lawyer
Billboards by the side of the road and TV commercials that come on at times when people who are healthy enough to work are unlikely to be watching TV often tell you to call a personal injury lawyer, but they don’t tell you what to say when someone from the law firm answers your… Read More »