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The death of anyone is a tragic occurrence. Deaths can be even more tragic when someone dies suddenly. It is a sad reality that many deaths could have been prevented if the proper precautions had been taken. In South Carolina, many deaths occur simply because another individual was acting recklessly or negligently. If an individual is acting reckless or negligently and causes another individual to die, the victim’s family members may have a cause of action known as wrongful death. [Read more…] about Wrongful Death Claims in South Carolina

South Carolina’s Interstate 26 had a serious scare recently when three tractor-trailer rigs were involved in a fiery crash closing the highway for hours. The driver who caused the accident was charged with driving too fast after hitting a car that was stopped on the shoulder of the road. This first crash left a large amount of debris on the road. Soon after, a large tractor-trailer came along and made contact with the debris. This inevitably caused the tractor-trailer to light up in flames, which ended up spreading to another part of the road. An additional tractor-trailer hit the flames on the road. Remarkably no one was killed. While this time all passengers came away unscathed, usually accidents like these end up with causalities. More importantly, this accident may not have occurred had the initial driver not been driving too fast.

[Read more…] about When Things Get Too Fast and Too Furious

Catastrophic injuries are generally defined as long-term, permanent, or life-changing injuries that severely impair one’s ability to live a normal life. In the context of personal injury law, these types of injuries generally have the greatest monetary awards given the complexity of the underlying legal issues and long-term consequences of the injuries sustained. Catastrophic injuries can arise out of almost any accident, but are most common when a victim becomes paralyzed or suffers a traumatic brain injury due to the negligent acts of another.

[Read more…] about Understanding Damages in Catastrophic Injury Cases

We invite friends over to our houses. We run businesses that we open to the public. Many of us are aware that we have some responsibility over what happens to our guests when they are on our property, but few people recognize this for what it truly is: a legal duty. We have a legal obligation to keep our premises reasonably safe for our guests, and failure to fulfill this duty may lead to liability if someone is injured on our land.

[Read more…] about Understanding Premises Liability Principles

Industry bicycle leader Trek recently recalled a series of brake levers that consumers complained were malfunctioning. Although Trek has stood by the statement that this was not a manufacturing defect, but rather improper use or adjustment issues, the company issued a recall of nearly one million bikes between the United States and Canada. Regardless of the reason behind the problem, the malfunctioning brakes have left at least one Trek rider severely injured. This, coupled with unsafe bicycle communities throughout the United States, creates great concerns about the safety of our cyclists on our roads.

[Read more…] about When the Brakes Break: Sharing the Road with Cyclists