Category Archives: Car Accident
Can Insurance Companies Really Blame A Pedestrian For Getting Hit By A Car?
Some common assumptions we make about fault for car accidents are not always true in practice. Are rear end collisions always the rear driver’s fault? Usually, but not always. If the front driver applied the brakes suddenly and without a good reason, he or she could bear some or all of the fault for… Read More »
Man Pleads Guilty To Causing Fatal DUI Crash
For most of us, the time before the COVID-19 pandemic seems like ancient history. In those distant times, adults would routinely tell kids to put down their devices and study, but today, screen time remains a major part of education even though classes meet in person. The pandemic made us break our habit of… Read More »
How To Tell Whether To Hire A Lawyer After A Car Accident
Businesses often tell you how much money you can save by paying for their services, but don’t you save more money by not paying for any services at all? Personal injury lawyers are in the business of helping people recover money for financial losses that they suffered because of preventable accidents. Although today’s cars… Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »