News About Personal Injury & Criminal Law

Can a DUI be Expunged in SC

Wednesday, March 28th, 2018

Can a DUI be Expunged in SC? You got a DUI. It was humiliating and expensive, but now all your fees and fines have been paid, you’ve finally gotten your license back, and you’re almost finished paying for SR-22 insurance. It’s all in the past, and you can get minor convictions expunged in South Carolina, right? No. Sorry, but a SC DUI conviction will always be on your record. Why Can’t I Get a DUI in SC Expunged from My … Read more

The Officer took my license

Wednesday, March 7th, 2018

The Officer took my license Now What? Do you have to take a breathalyzer if a cop asks you to? No. In most cases, you shouldn’t. The machine is not as accurate as they would like you to believe – and – why give them evidence to use against you later? But, there are consequences when you either refuse or when you take the test and the result is .15 or higher. Under South Carolina’s “implied consent” law, when you … Read more

Tire Defect Lawsuits

Wednesday, February 28th, 2018

Tire Defect Lawsuits Tire Defect Lawsuits are filed when a defective tire causes a serious accident involving catastrophic injury or even death. These defects cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle resulting in the subsequent crash. Factors that we examine to see if there is a tire defect or if a tire otherwise caused the accident: The tread tears away from the carcass of the tire The belt tears away from the tire Driver or someone else reports … Read more

Defective Guardrail Lawsuits

Sunday, February 25th, 2018

Defective Guardrail Lawsuits Defective guardrails may play a role in your auto accident recovery. End terminals on guardrails have design defects that cause significant injuries and even death. The Trinity ET-Plus and X-Lite guardrails have design defects. The ET-plus fails by piercing or overturning the vehicle. The X-Lite is known to have a poor performance record as well with similar issue causing serious injuries and deaths. Properly designed terminals are designed to absorb the impact of a crash and allow … Read more

Beware of plastic wheel hubs

Wednesday, February 21st, 2018

Exercise caution with products containing plastic wheel hubs As manufacturers continue to try and save money on products by switching from metal to plastic parts, the risk is shifted to the end user. Since 2001, at least 8 consumer products and almost 1.5 million units have been recalled because of this danger. The top 5 seen: Hand Trucks Wheelbarrows Big Red Wagons Snow Throwers Boat Carts The problem reveals itself when the consumer tries to inflate the wheels with an … Read more

What if there is not enough insurance to cover my damages

Monday, February 19th, 2018

What if there is not enough insurance to cover my damages? In a car wreck in South Carolina, drivers are only required by law to carry insurance in the amount of $25,000 for bodily injury coverage. So what happens if your damages are more than $25,000? The ambulance bill and emergency room trauma bill alone are like in excess of the state minimums. Unfortunately we see this everyday in our injury practice. When this scenario arises, we attempt to discover … Read more

You can still file GM Ignition Switch Cases

Monday, February 19th, 2018

An auto accident victim with serious injuries may be able to file against GM under the faulty ignition switch theory. Many cases were previously barred from filing suit until a recent Supreme Court decision changed a lower court ruling. The door is now open for potentially hundreds of previously barred ignition switch claims to be filed for personal injury claims arising before GM filed for bankruptcy in 2009. We essentially look for airbag non deployment for these claims. Bodily Injury … Read more

Amtrak Train Collision

Tuesday, February 6th, 2018

Amtrak’s deadly collision with a CSX train could have been prevented. The NTSB is currently investigating this accident. Two people have been killed in the train accident and more than 100 passengers were injured when the Amtrak train collided with a CSX freight train. According to the NTSB’s initial investigation, a CSX employee switched the train tracks so that the Amtrak train was moved off of the main line. Further investigations revealed that the Amtrak train was not equipped with … Read more

Are Mental Health Injuries Covered by Workers’ Compensation

Thursday, February 1st, 2018

Are Mental Health Injuries Covered by Workers’ Compensation in SC? When you think of workplace injuries, you probably don’t think about mental health. You’re more likely to picture a back brace on some poor soul who does a lot of heavy lifting on the job. Or maybe an office worker gingerly tapping their keyboard while wearing one of those uncomfortable looking carpel-tunnel wrist contraptions. South Carolina’s workers’ compensation system covers most of the state’s employees, and if you suffer a … Read more

Emmas Law

Wednesday, December 27th, 2017

Emma’s Law – What Impact Has It Had on SC DUI Law? In 2014, South Carolina passed Emma’s Law, a comprehensive new SC driving under the influence (DUI) law that was our state’s latest effort to “get tough” on drunk drivers. What is Emma’s Law? And what impact has it had on DUIs in Myrtle Beach and Horry County? Has Emma’s Law decreased the number of drunk drivers in SC? Has it made the penalties for DUI convictions more severe? … Read more