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Who Is Legally Responsible For Alligator Attacks In South Carolina?
Alligator attacks are rare in South Carolina, but it seems that, in the past few years, the gators have become more aggressive. The American alligator is much less aggressive toward humans than some other large crocodilian species, such as the Nile crocodile or saltwater crocodile, and besides, Florida, not South Carolina, is the state… Read More »
Medical Malpractice Allegedly Contributed To Woman’s Death Four Days After Car Accident
Safer vehicle design and laws against dangerous driving behaviors have contributed to the decline in traffic fatalities over the past few decades, but so have advances in medical treatment. The prognosis has improved for many serious injuries, especially if patients receive prompt treatment. Receiving immediate medical attention and a correct diagnosis can make all… Read More »
Teen Suffers Stroke And Seizure After Living In Moldy, Overheated House
You can sue the owner of a property for negligence if you suffer a preventable injury while using the premises for the purpose for which it was intended. Many premises liability lawsuits are from people who slipped and fell or tripped and fell while visiting a store or restaurant or while engaging Insafe recreational… Read More »
Who Is Legally Responsible If You Get Injured At An Airbnb?
Going on a vacation to South Carolina is a great idea at any time of year, but some people are understandably wary of staying in hotels these days, given that the newest variants of COVID-19 are so transmissible, even to vaccinated people. Vacation rentals are seeming more and more attractive, given how affordable they… Read More »
Will South Carolina’s Move Right Law Make The Roads Safer?
Do traffic laws prevent accidents? The short answer is yes. Your grandparents can probably tell you what a scary experience it was to be a passenger in a car when they were children. Most cars did not have seatbelts, drunk driving was rampant, and people freely smoked cigarettes at gas stations. Improved traffic laws,… Read More »
Man Sues Myrtle Beach Hotel Over Bed Bug Bites
South Carolina is a fabulous place to visit, but you would not know it from this summer’s news headlines. Yes, everyone’s travel plans were the result of whether cabin fever outweighed the fear of being exposed to COVID-19, but that is true everywhere, not just in South Carolina. Here in South Carolina, the lakes… Read More »
Is It Premises Liability If An Unlicensed Tattoo Artists Tattoos A Teen In A McDonald’s?
Places of business have a legal duty to keep business invitees safe. If a customer at a restaurant or other place of business gets injured because of the owners’ and managers’ lack of caution in keeping the place free of dangers, then the customer can sue the business for premises liability. Many premises liability… Read More »
The Dangerous Driving Pandemic Continues
Even as the delta variant of COVID-19 rages and the lambda variant lurks on the horizon, in-person schooling is definitely happening this year, which means that back to school season is here. This means that yellow school buses will be a much more consistently frequent sight on the roads of South Carolina, starting this… Read More »
Family Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit After Woman Drowns While Being Transported To Psychiatric Hospital
When a patient is involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital, it is because doctors have decided that the patient would be a danger to himself or others if allowed to leave the hospital before his condition stabilizes. South Carolina case law is full of medical malpractice lawsuits where families allege that releasing the patient,… Read More »
Clemson Employee Faces Civil Lawsuit From Widower Of Woman He Struck With His Car As She Crossed The Street On Foot
The stories of couples married for 50 years or more are heartwarming, but they always have a sad ending. The audiences of The Notebook, Up, or any other movie in which a couple stay together for the rest of their lives are always sad to see them leave this world, together or separately. There… Read More »
