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What Causes Traumatic Brain Injuries?

Every year, various kinds of TBIs send hundreds of thousands of Americans to the emergency room. Almost 70,000 of these people either don’t make it home or die sometime later. These injuries are progressive. Initial symptoms include disorientation and mild headaches. Later, the symptoms include severe headaches and personality changes. At that point, death…

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Resolving A Catastrophic Injury Case In South Carolina

If possible, most attorneys would rather settle most wrongful death and catastrophic (life-threatening) injury claims out of court. For reasons that aren’t quite clear, the plaintiff’s trial winning percentage has dropped since the 1990s. Additionally, out-of-court settlements end cases sooner, allowing victims and survivors to move on with their lives sooner. However, as outlined…

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What Are The Top Five Causes Of Accidental Death?

The leading causes of accidental death in South Carolina, which are outlined below, usually are not “accidents.” Instead, negligence, or a lack of care, usually causes these incidents. People accidentally leave the lights on. They don’t accidentally speed excessively or drive drunk and cause fatal car wrecks. They also don’t accidentally fall off unsafe…

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What You Should Know About Left-Turn Motorcycle Wrecks

The landmark Hurt Report concluded that about a third of the fatal motorcycle wrecks in the United States are left-turn wrecks. Typically, a tortfeasor (negligent driver) is waiting to make an unprotected left turn against traffic, usually at a red light or while leaving a private residence or business. The tortfeasor doesn’t see an…

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Circumstantial And Direct Evidence In DUI Crash Claims

Alcohol-related crash victims have multiple legal options, and they need them. Alcohol is a factor in about a third of the fatal car accidents in South Carolina. This proportion has increased since pandemic lockdowns began in 2020. During these lockdowns, vehicle traffic and traffic enforcement both dropped to practically nothing in many areas. Therefore,…

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Legal Options In Dog Bite Claims In South Carolina

As more legal options become available, over the last decade, the total insurance company payout for dog bite settlements has increased almost 50 percent. As outlined below, South Carolina law is especially complex when it comes to legal options in dog bite claims. Lawmakers have tried to find a middle ground between pet owners,…

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Playground Injuries In South Carolina

Playgrounds aren’t always fun and games. Every year, emergency room doctors treat about 200,000 children who were injured at playgrounds. Most of these injuries are falls. Serious fall injuries are especially common on older playgrounds which don’t have the proper rubber or other protective surfaces. A few less common types of playground injuries are…

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What Happens If My Uber Is In An Accident?

This ridesharing company’s annual revenue increased over 50 percent in 2021, to more than $17 billion. Such rapid growth usually involves growing pains. In this context, Uber’s growing pains include a struggle to find enough drivers for all these new passengers. As a result, many Uber drivers have few or no special qualifications, other…

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Common Types of Abuse in Nursing Homes

Nursing home abuse is one of the most horrific things that can happen, yet it affects tens of thousands of nursing home residents every year. In many cases, nursing home abuse is a crime, and in nearly all cases, it is an infringement of a nursing home resident’s rights, which can result in civil…

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South Carolina Statute of Limitations for Personal Injury Claims

If you are injured in South Carolina and you believe that another party is to blame for your injuries, you maintain the right to file a claim for damages against that party. If you can prove that your injuries would not have occurred but for the other party’s negligence, you can recover monetary damages…

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