Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Vicarious Liability And South Carolina Personal Injury Cases
What are personal injury lawyers thinking when they run TV advertisements that make it sound like they can easily make tens of thousands of dollars, or even more, materialize in the pockets of people injured in car accidents? Alternatively, what is the television audience thinking? The dreams of money raining from the sky disappear… Read More »
One Car Strikes Five Others On Parklane Road
Chain reaction collisions can be very destructive. One car strikes another, and then the second car strikes a third car, and so on until the last car does not have any other vehicles in its path and is able to come to a stop without hitting anything. When a chain reaction collision happens on… Read More »
South Carolina Still Has A High Rate Of Drunk Driving, Despite Strict Laws
Everyone knows that it is dangerous to drive under the influence of alcohol, but people still do it. Alcohol is a contributing factor in approximately one third of fatal accidents. Of course, many of the victims of drunk driving accidents were sober at the time of the collision; some of them were too young… Read More »
Can You Sue Over A Freak Accident?
When you contact a personal injury lawyer about a car accident where your injuries resulted in costly medical bills, your lawyer has probably worked with other clients injured in accidents very similar to yours. While it is upsetting that the same kinds of accidents keep happening, and neither legal regulations nor advancements in vehicle… Read More »
Hospital Faces Lawsuit From Family Of Patient Who Suffered Fatal Injuries In Preventable Fall At Hospital
Near the main entrance of a hospital, you often see staff members bringing patients who have recently been discharged from the hospital down to the lobby in wheelchairs, only for the patients to walk across the lobby to their family members’ cars without assistance. The rationale is that even patients who are healthy enough… Read More »
Cosmetics Companies Pay Damages To South Carolina Woman Who Developed Mesothelioma From Exposure To Talc Products
Inhaling dust is not good for you; this is obvious as soon as it happens. In the short term, all you need is to get away from the dust and be exposed to some fresh air; you usually start feeling better almost immediately. Prolonged and frequent exposure to certain types of aerosols can cause… Read More »
Car Accidents In Parking Lots
Parking is usually one of the least memorable parts of driving. Despite this, notable parking incidents can be associated with negative emotions, such as when you missed the beginning of a much-anticipated concert because you couldn’t find parking or ended up with a parking ticket that cost as much as the concert ticket, or… Read More »
Who Is Liable For Gas Can Injuries?
Outdoor recreation in South Carolina is so much fun that South Carolinians will not let a little bit of cold weather force us to stay indoors. What could be better than spending a winter’s evening gathered around a campfire, singing songs and roasting marshmallows, or barbecuing over the fire pit in your backyard? As… Read More »
The Truth About Vehicle Blind Spots And South Carolina Car Accidents
If a car accident occurs because one driver did not see the other, it goes without saying that the accident was preventable. There are many reasons that one driver might not see another until it is too late to avoid a collision, from cell phone distractions to slowed reaction time due to alcohol impairment. … Read More »
Restaurants Pay Settlement In Highly Publicized Dram Shop Liability Case
Drunk driving is extraordinarily dangerous and destructive. It accounts for approximately one third of fatal traffic accidents; the rate of drunk driving crashes used to be even higher before laws criminalizing driving under the influence of alcohol went into effect. Even if you manage to avoid the worst-case scenario, the medical bills that result… Read More »