If you are offered a choice between a check in your hand or a promise of payments over time, taking the check may seem like the obvious choice. In a worker’s compensation case, though, there are many things you should consider before making this decision. Is it in...
Next week, bikers will roll into town for the biggest motorcycle rally in the Carolinas. The Myrtle Beach Bike Week Spring Rally, from May 11 - 20, draws motorcycle enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels from around the world, and, as much as they love to ride, they...
When bikers roll into Myrtle Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Murrell’s Inlet for the spring bike rallies, the city roars all day and all night. In some areas, the air is filled with excitement - the vibrations of hundreds of rumbling motorcycle engines and the faint smell...
Thousands of motorcyclists will roar into the area next week because May is bike rally month in Myrtle Beach. It's also Motorcycle Safety Month, so I want to share some tips on how to prevent fun in the sun from turning into tragedy. This year's Myrtle Beach Bike Week...
A 3-year-old died in a house fire in Kentucky, and police have charged the boy’s aunt with second-degree manslaughter and first-degree wanton endangerment. Police say the woman left the toddler and her 11-year-old son at home while she went to another county to watch...
The family of a South Carolina woman who died after a domestic flight has filed a wrongful death suit against American Airlines. Brittany Oswell, a 25-year-old nurse, fainted after becoming dizzy during a flight from Hawaii to Texas. A passenger who was also a doctor...
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...