Nov 16, 2020 | Auto Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents
If you are walking down the street and a car hits you, can you sue the driver? Is the pedestrian at fault or the driver who hit them? There is no simple rule – instead, SC’s comparative negligence rules apply to determine who was at fault and, if it was the...
Nov 6, 2020 | Criminal Defense, Traffic Tickets
If you accumulate three or more serious traffic violations in SC or ten or more violations that carry four points or more, within three years, you will be declared a habitual traffic offender in SC. That means your license will be “revoked,” although the revocation...
Oct 30, 2020 | Auto Accidents, Personal Injury
In many states, a defendant in an auto accident case can use what is called “the seatbelt defense.” It is contributory negligence, or comparative negligence, to not wear a seatbelt – if you are in an accident and you are not buckled up, it could reduce the amount of...
Oct 22, 2020 | CDV Domestic Violence
What does “primary aggressor” mean in a SC domestic violence case? Suppose your husband has been drinking, he starts an argument with you, he knocks you down and you can’t get up, so you start punching him until he lets you up? The neighbors hear the ruckus and call...
