Apr 26, 2019 | Personal Injury
Trampoline parks have become a billion-dollar industry in recent years, but are they safe for children? Are there trampoline park injuries and deaths that we haven’t been hearing about? Spoiler alert: Trampoline parks are not safe for children. The parks ask you to...
Apr 12, 2019 | Personal Injury
When an animal attacks in SC, can the victim sue? Who is responsible for the injuries caused by an animal attack? The answer depends. SC has strict liability for dog attacks, but the SC code of laws does not address most other types of animal attacks in SC. What...
Apr 5, 2019 | Ethics, Personal Injury
Where is the line between settlement negotiations or extortion? In recent news, American Media, Inc. (AMI) was excused of committing blackmail when they threatened to publish embarrassing, nude photos of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos unless he ended his investigation into...
Mar 1, 2019 | Personal Injury
Is there a right to publicity in SC? Can you sue if someone uses your likeness or your name without your permission? What happens if you come across a website that is selling a product or advertising their services and your smiling face appears on the webpage? Or,...
Feb 5, 2019 | Auto Accidents, Personal Injury
There is a new study that ranks SC drivers as some of the worst in the nation – we came in at second place just after Maine. According to QuoteWizard.com, SC’s bad driving statistics are largely driven by drunk drivers, and they affect the cost of automobile insurance...
Feb 5, 2019 | Auto Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury
There were 117 pedestrian accidents in Horry County alone last year, and 17 of them resulted in deaths. South Carolina is near the top of the list of most dangerous states for pedestrians in 2018 (number ten according to statistics compiled by smartgrowthamerica.org),...