Why would a personal injury lawyer turn down your case? Attorneys do not take every case that calls or walks through the door, and it is a common saying among lawyers that an attorney is defined as much by the cases they turn down as the cases they accept. If you’ve...
What are the most common causes of large truck crashes? If you spend any time traveling on SC’s highways, you know that 18-wheeler crashes happen far too often. But why? What is causing the outrageous number of large truck collisions on SC’s roads? Below, we will...
How often have you been stopped on the highway, complaining about how traffic is not moving until you are slowly making your way in a single lane past a horrific scene involving an 18-wheeler crash? The bodies may not be visible, and the injured have been rushed to...
What is negligence per se, and how can you use it to win your auto accident claim? Below, we will review what negligence per se means in SC courts, including: Negligence per se and strict liability, What negligence per se means, Defenses to negligence per se, and ...
What does “circumstantial evidence” mean? At some point, we’ve all probably heard someone say something like, “that’s just circumstantial, we can’t really know what happened…” And it’s true – circumstantial evidence, although it may suggest to us what happened, is...
Based on the FBI’s most recent US Crime Report, Myrtle Beach’s crime rates rank us as the 3rd most dangerous city in America. The crime rates in Myrtle Beach – even when broken down into categories like violent crime and property crime – are much higher than those in...
A common question from jurors in personal injury trials is, “will insurance cover our verdict?” The answer: “You have been instructed on the law you are to apply in this case. You must take the law as it is and carefully apply it to the facts as you find them,” or...
SC’s new open carry law was signed by the governor in May and went into effect Sunday, August 15, 2021, making SC a Second Amendment sanctuary state. What changes were made in the new law? Below, we’ll discuss what you need to know about the “Open Carry with...
Confidentiality orders are routine in many types of personal injury cases – especially product liability cases. Why do defense attorneys insist on confidentiality orders for discovery and confidentiality clauses in their settlement agreements? They don’t want to get...
What’s the legal limit for driving under the influence (DUI) in SC? How much alcohol is too much? Although most people will tell you that the legal limit is .08, it’s not that simple. DUAC (driving under an unlawful alcohol concentration) charges can be brought if...
