Category: Myrtle Beach Lawyers
Las Vegas Shooting Litigation
Tuesday, April 17th, 2018Las Vegas Shooting Litigation If you or someone you know was impacted by the Las Vegas shooting at the Route 91 Harvest festival, you could be entitled to legal compensation for your losses. The injured victims were not just from Las Vegas. Victims traveled from different states, including South Carolina. The shooting affected many people and caused a wide range of serious injuries and long-term fallout: Gunshot Injuries Blood Loss Organ Damage Fractures PTSD Death Many More Many concert goers … Read more
Tire Defect Lawsuits
Wednesday, February 28th, 2018Tire 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, 2018Defective 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, 2018Exercise 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, 2018What 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, 2018An 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
Are Mental Health Injuries Covered by Workers’ Compensation
Thursday, February 1st, 2018Are 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
IVC Filter Injury Claims
Tuesday, October 17th, 2017Is your IVC Filter dangerous? Inferior Vena Cava Filters Cause Unexpected Injury and Death What is an IVC Filter? An IVC Filter (Inferior Vena Cava Filter) is a small medical device that was surgically implanted in patients who were at risk of developing blood clots in their legs. IVC Filters were most commonly implanted in patients who were diagnosed with Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) but could not take blood thinners for some reason. However, doctors also frequently implanted IVC filters … Read more
Snapchat
Sunday, December 18th, 2016Distracted Driving: The Use of Snapchat Behind the Wheel Snapchat is one of the most popular social media apps available today. However, the photo app is also used at an alarming rate while driving. The practice is especially common amongst younger, more inexperienced drivers, with Snapchat being the number one most-used app while driving among 11th and 12th graders, with 38 percent of the age group admitting to using the app while driving. Why is Using Snapchat While Driving so … Read more
Consultation FAQS
Saturday, December 10th, 2016What You Should Ask In Your Consultation If you are considering hiring a lawyer to help you with your issue, then you will want to schedule a consultation with a potential attorney to discuss your case. There are a few questions that you will always want to ask your attorney. How long have you practiced law? If you have an extremely complicated case, you may want an attorney who has practiced law for years, or even decades. Many legal problems, … Read more
