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 Insurance Institute...
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...
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...
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...
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...
If you get hurt in an auto accident in SC, the at-fault driver's insurance company doesn't want you to hire an attorney. Why? Because their adjusters and attorneys have a lot of experience settling claims for peanuts and fighting accident victims in court. And, simply...
Are there gangs in Myrtle Beach and Conway, SC? Law enforcement officials say there are, and that drastic measures are needed to protect residents from the kinds of big-city gang activity that might creep into the area. According to law enforcement, there are multiple...
A 4-year-old girl drowned in a swimming pool at a North Myrtle Beach resort last month, and her mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Unfortunately, there will be more of these kinds of tragedies as the weather warms up, more pools open for business, and...
A verdict of almost $30 million against tobacco company R.J. Reynolds will stand after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the case. Barbara Izzarelli, a former smoker who developed cancer of the larynx, sued R.J. Reynolds in U.S. district court in Connecticut,...
Truckers get paid to drive. When they’re not driving and delivering their cargo, they’re not getting paid. When they miss deadlines set by trucking companies, they lose money. Unfortunately, this creates a big incentive for drivers to “keep on trucking” even when they...