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...
An Horry County police officer went above and beyond to help a boy get his stolen property back. Officer Shellneil Whitman didn't just find the 5-year-old boy's Xbox, which was stolen during a burglary of his family's home. She also bought it back from the pawn shop...
A man was killed last week after his motorcycle was struck by a car in Myrtle Beach. The SC Highway Patrol said the car failed to yield while turning at the intersection of Gardner Lacy Road and Postal Way. Two things stand out about this accident: It happened in an...
Backpage.com, which has long been accused of involvement in child sex trafficking, was seized by federal authorities last week. Days later, founders Michael Lacey and James Larkin, as well as several others associated with the site, were arrested after a grand jury...
A jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $30 million to a man who developed cancer after using their products for decades. New Jersey banker Stephen Lanzo claimed his cancer was caused by his use of the company's products containing talcum powder. Lanzo was...