Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Chain Reaction Accidents On Bridges
When you are a child passenger in a car, traveling across a bridge is exhilarating. The road sounds different under your car when there is empty air right underneath the road, instead of solid ground. The water is so far below that you might as well be traveling by some more exciting vehicle, such… Read More »
Car Accidents Involving Underage Drivers
Getting a learner’s permit is a rite of passage. When you are 15-years old, you can get a learner’s permit by taking a written test on traffic laws. Once you have the learner’s permit, you can drive as long as there is a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old in the… Read More »
Slip And Fall Accidents During Storms
When people slip and fall, it is an accident, so how does it become a lawsuit where the party responsible for the site of the accident pays a settlement to the injured person, covering the person’s medical bills and sometimes other accident-related losses? You can get compensation for a slip and fall accident through… Read More »
Motorcyclist Dies Attempting To Pass Semi Truck
Even if you are the one driving the entire time, road trips are a lot of fun. You can stop for lunch at a Waffle House far from home and show your kids one of the last remaining jukeboxes in the world, while they express bewilderment at why anyone would pay money to hear… Read More »
Survivor Of Drunk Driving Crash Sues Charleston Bar Where At Fault Driver Got Drunk
If you have heard of dram shop liability, it is probably only the most sensationalized aspect of this legal concept. This is especially true in South Carolina, which witnessed a horrific accident that resulted in a dram shop liability lawsuit. Several years ago, a drunk driver struck a golf cart that had just left… Read More »
Accidental Falls In Hospitals
Premises liability laws protect customers who get injured in almost any kind of preventable accident at almost any kind of place of business, but the largest subset of premises liability cases involve accidental falls. Where are accidental falls most likely to happen? Is it at places frequented by children, since children are more likely… Read More »
Distracted Driving Law Will Take Effect In South Carolina In September
By now, we all know about the dangers of cell phones. Their bright lights keep us awake at night. Their constant notifications distract us from work and from being emotionally present during interactions with other people. Their quick responses make us less inclined to think, and their mean-spirited content, created just to generate clicks,… Read More »
Wakeboarding Accidents
Of all the ways to have aquatic fun in South Carolina, wakeboarding is one of the best. If you have always wanted to try water skiing or surfing but are not athletic enough, or if you have always wanted to snowboard but you cannot stand the cold, then a wakeboarding adventure might be just… Read More »
Small Aircraft Accidents
People who drive in high-speed traffic every day fear air travel sufficiently that they load up on bar drinks or Benadryl to stay calm during the flight, when the risk of getting injured as a passenger on a commercial aircraft is substantially lower than the risk of getting injured as a passenger in a… Read More »
Heavy Thunderstorms Can Lead To Devastating Accidents
Snow is a rare enough occurrence in South Carolina that most people are wise enough to drive slowly, and only to truly necessary destinations, when the snow is falling, or even better, to wait until the snow removal trucks have done their work before they try to drive. Heavy summer rains, on the other… Read More »