Last week, I wrote about the Polk County Sheriff’s announcement that if any person with an outstanding warrant sought shelter from the hurricane they would be arrested: If you go to a shelter for #Irma and you have a warrant, we’ll gladly escort you to the safe and...
South Carolina DUI Enforcement Awards
South Carolina continues to provide incentives for law enforcement to make as many DUI arrests as possible without reference to the quality of the cases that they make. South Carolina Department of Public Safety has a list here of the winners of the 12th Annual DUI...
South Carolina Lawsuit Filed Over Faulty Eclipse Glasses
A class action lawsuit was filed in Charleston, S.C. against Amazon for selling faulty, un-approved eclipse glasses that caused damage to eclipse watchers’ eyes. A South Carolina couple says faulty eclipse glasses purchased through Amazon left them with dark spots and...
SC DUI Requirements for Blood Tests
There are three ways that Myrtle Beach, S.C. police can obtain evidence of a driver’s blood alcohol content (BAC): the breathalyzer, urinalysis, or a blood sample. Salt Lake City Detective Jeff Payne’s meltdown when a hospital nurse refused to allow him to draw blood...
Will the Police Arrest Me for Outstanding Warrants During a Hurricane?
If you have arrest warrants in Conway, Myrtle Beach, or the Horry County area, it is in your best interest to get them resolved as soon as possible. The criminal defense lawyers at Coastal Law, LLC, can help you with this. What happens if the bench warrant is not...
Myrtle Beach S.C. is the Third Most Dangerous City in the U.S.
Safewise.com has published their yearly list of “The 30 Most Dangerous Cities in America,” and Myrtle Beach, S.C. has moved to the nation’s number three spot. The numbers are based on the FBI’s crime statistics on a per capita basis which show that Myrtle Beach has a...
Types of Damages in Personal Injury Cases
In the “hot-coffee lawsuit” of 1992, a McDonald’s customer sued the fast-food giant after spilling hot coffee in her lap and suffering third-degree burns. The court ordered the fast-food giant to pay $2.86 million in damages: $640,000 for medical treatment and $2.7...
Streaking While Driving
A few days ago, I heard someone joke about streaking while driving. What in the world, I thought. Were they driving while naked? It turns out that they were talking about Snapchat streaks… apparently, if you send a snap to a friend on Snapchat at least once a day, you...
Mitigation in Criminal Cases
Our criminal defense lawyers and office staff at Coastal Law, LLC, have years of experience defending criminal cases in the Myrtle Beach, Conway, Charleston, and Columbia areas and helping our clients to stay out of jail. One key part of every defense is finding and...
Frivolous Lawsuits in South Carolina
In a blistering opinion that will surely become the newest rallying cry for tort-reform advocates, last week the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the lower court’s class certification and approval of a class action settlement involving Subway. Plaintiff’s...