Jul 10, 2023 | Auto Accidents, Personal Injury
Psychological injuries like PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), emotional trauma, insomnia, depression, or phobias that are caused by a car crash are often overlooked by plaintiffs when they are seeking compensation. When you have a legitimate emotional or...
Apr 5, 2023 | Auto Accidents, Insurance, Personal Injury
In USAA Casualty v. Rafferty, the SC Supreme Court answered a certified question from the US District Court, holding that insurance companies cannot limit underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage to vehicles defined as “covered autos.” In a companion case from SC state...
Sep 15, 2022 | Auto Accidents, Personal Injury
There are few things more terrifying than when your child is seriously injured in an accident. When that accident is caused by someone else’s negligence, the parents can and should file a lawsuit for their child to recover the damages that their child is entitled to...
Oct 7, 2021 | Personal Injury
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...
Sep 17, 2021 | Auto Accidents, Personal Injury
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 ...
Sep 2, 2021 | Auto Accidents, Insurance, Personal Injury
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...
