Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Box Truck Causes Fatal Collision on I-20
If you have ever gone on a road trip or even commuted to work on the interstate, you know that feeling of fear when an 18-wheeler truck is nearby. Even if there is not much traffic, you will not feel safe until you are a good distance away from the nearest truck. Trucks are… Read More »
DUI Arrests in South Carolina Decreased During the Pandemic
In 2020, many activities previously considered harmless took on a reputation as gambling with one’s life. Going to the gym used to be good for your health, and so did socializing, especially for elderly people. During the pandemic, people found themselves stuck at home, lonely and stressed, with nothing to do but pass the… Read More »
April Is Distracted Driving Awareness Month in South Carolina
Most of us have done less driving this year than we have in any year since we first got our driver’s licenses. Even if your job required you to work onsite, you probably didn’t go many places this year besides work, the supermarket, and home. The most social among us may have attended a… Read More »
Can More Than One Public Entity Be Responsible for Failing to Prevent an Accident?
If you are far enough along in your research on personal injury lawsuits, you may have encountered the term “premises liability,” which means that the owner of a property has a legal duty to keep the property in a safe condition in order to prevent accidents. If a visitor to the property gets injured… Read More »
Lexington Teen Killed and Six Others Injured in DUI Crash
One of the most nerve-wracking things about being the parent of a teenager is knowing that your teen will learn to drive and will ride in cars with his or her peers, who are also inexperienced drivers. Of course, the car that you are riding in is not the only risk on the road;… Read More »
Filing a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit After You Suffer a Preventable Allergic Reaction
If you have suffered a serious illness, your experience has probably caused you to learn a considerable amount about the subspecialty of medicine related to your diagnosis than you ever knew. For example, you might have learned a lot more about the immune system or the function of the pancreas than you ever found… Read More »
Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Related to Adverse Drug Reactions
Any drug strong enough to have a beneficial effect can also have unpleasant side effects. Consider that, while over-the-counter cold medicine clears your sinuses and suppresses your cough, it also makes you drowsy. The effect is even more pronounced with prescription drugs that some patients must take on a long-term basis in order to… Read More »
Pedestrian Struck by Two Vehicles in Colleton County Hit and Run
When you get into a car accident, you have a legal obligation to remain at the scene until you are sure that no one was hurt or that any injured people receive medical attention. Leaving the scene of an accident with injuries or fatalities, also known as hit and run, is a felony and… Read More »
Premises Liability Lawsuits Against Mega-Corporations Are Not Always as Simple as They Seem
If you are considering filing a personal injury lawsuit and have already started researching, you may have read that personal injury lawsuits are easier when the defendant is a corporation than when the defendant is an individual. The reason for this is that, if you have been seriously injured, the money you are seeking… Read More »
If a Patient Slips and Falls at a Hospital, Is It Premises Liability or Medical Malpractice?
In all personal injury lawsuits, you are trying to prove negligence on the part of the person or business that caused your injuries or enabled a preventable accident to happen. Premises liability and medical malpractice are two specific categories of negligence. Premises liability is when a business owner knowingly allowed dangers conditions to persist,… Read More »