May 2, 2018 | Auto Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
South Carolina has some of the most dangerous roads in the nation. The state’s highway fatality rate – 1.88 deaths per 100 million miles driven – is higher than in any other state and almost twice as high as the national average, according to the...
May 2, 2018 | Criminal Defense, Evidence Rules
Last week, on the same day that I wrote about whether corporate profits and trade secrets are more important than a defendant’s constitutional rights, the SC Supreme Court may have answered the question for us… In Hartsock v. Goodyear, the SC Supreme Court answered a...
Apr 26, 2018 | Auto Accidents, Personal Injury
You should always seek medical care after an auto accident in SC. Always. There are two reasons for this: You may have injuries you are not aware of or injuries that are worse than you realize; and The at-fault driver’s insurance company will use your failure to...
Apr 26, 2018 | Criminal Defense
Prosecutors say an Uber driver hid the body of a Myrtle Beach woman who overdosed on heroin and cocaine after picking her up for a ride. The woman had been reported missing before her body was found in Tabor City, N.C. The driver is charged with misprision of a felony...
Apr 25, 2018 | Criminal Defense, Ethics
When you are accused of a crime, you have a constitutional right to know who is accusing you. When they present evidence against you, you have a right to see the evidence and challenge it. When new technology comes along, prosecutors will often fight to keep the...