Legal News & Articles
If you have been injured or involved in an accident at work, you may be entitled to receive compensation for the losses you incurred. Most South Carolina employers are required by law to[...]
Personal Injury Cases in South Carolina
In a broad sense, personal injury governs injuries that occur due to someone else’s failure to do something they were supposed to do. The action may be against an individual, an employer, a[...]
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Workers’ Compensation
Workers’ compensation insurance is a benefit that most South Carolina employers are required by law to carry for their employees. Workers’ compensation insurance will pay up to two-thirds of a worker’s salary if[...]
Wrongful Death Cases: A Teen Tragedy
“Wrongful death” is the legal term assigned to the tragedies that occur due to the negligence of another. While any loss of life is difficult and emotional on the surviving friends and loved[...]
Negligence in Plain English
When something bad happens, the result can usually be traced back to a specific cause. This is where we get the idea of “blame.” Placing blame in the right place against the right[...]
Mental Injuries and Workers’ Compensation in South Carolina
In 2012, there were 4, 628 workers were killed on the job, according to statistics from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and there were obviously several thousand more who suffered workplace injuries.[...]
Interview with Carl Solomon
An interview with Carl L. Solomon conducted by Cheryl J. Leone of Catalyst Group, Inc. (www.catalystgroupinc.com). For Carl’s professional bio click here. To e-mail Carl, click carl@solomonlawsc.com. Ms. Leone is a principal in[...]
Drinking and Devastation
Everyone sees the television advertisements and billboards suggesting who you should call if you received a driving under the influence charge. On the other side of that, however, are the people who did not cause[...]
Autistic Man Killed In Car Accident
On July 31, 2014, the father of 22-year old Forrest Carlton filed a wrongful death suit against the South Carolina group home where his son had been living, alleging negligence in security at[...]
One Man Dead, One Injured in Interstate Traffic Accident
One man was killed and another was injured in a traffic accident in Orangeburg County at the end of July. A tractor trailer carrying hazardous materials and an SUV collided at around 10:45[...]