Personal Injury
When Disaster Hits, Heroes Do the Right Thing
When hurricane Joaquin caused record flooding in South Carolina, emergency crews from neighboring states mobilized to lend a hand. Two teams from the Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue Department in Tennessee were on scene in Columbia to deal with the worst of the flooding. During the storm, the teams rescued 21 people and 6 dogs. They…
Read MoreInspection Records Reveal that South Carolina Dams Were Doomed to Fail
State officials have released inspection records that provide shocking details about the state of South Carolina’s dams. After the floodwaters receded, the final count showed that seventeen dams in Richland County failed. While record flooding was the primary cause, the failures were exacerbated by poor maintenance. According to WYFF4, a subsidiary of NBC, “…11 of…
Read MoreFirefighters Rescue Cat, Spur Donations of CPR Kits for Four-Legged Friends
News coverage of a house fire in Olympia recently went viral. The video shows Columbia firefighters battling a raging house fire in nearly 100-degree weather. After the conflagration was doused, firefighters combed through the wreckage looking for survivors; that was when they found Soldier, the homeowner’s gray and white tabby cat. Solider was unresponsive, but…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Truth about Traumatic Brain Injuries
The brain is a bit of a mystery, even after all these years of studying it. Because science and medicine discover new things every day, we don’t always know why one person might be affected by a particular injury more than another. What we do know, however, is that traumatic brain injuries can have life-altering…
Read MoreCar Accidents and Personal Injury
Car accidents wreak havoc on the human body. Even low-speed collisions can have serious and debilitating consequences. Sudden deceleration can cause whiplash and herniated discs, rapidly deploying airbags can cause serious frictions burns, and even seatbelts can leave welts and bruises. What makes car accidents so dangerous? The human body was not designed to move…
Read MoreDon’t Believe the Hype: Why the Media Gets It Wrong When it Comes to Personal Injury Cases
A recent story from New Jersey echoes the past. A headline from NJ1015.com reads “NJ woman gets $522,000 for coffee spill: Are these cases always crazy?” The reality of the situation, however, is that Maria Marsala tripped over an exposed piece of steel rebar from a broken parking block outside a coffee shop, causing her…
Read MoreThird Party Construction Accident Claims in South Carolina
A construction site can be a dangerous place to work. OSHA reports that fatal workplace accidents involving construction workers accounted for 16 percent of all fatal workplace injuries in the U.S. in 2013. The leading causes of death for construction workers is the co-called, “fatal four,” which include: Falls Being struck by an object Electrocution…
Read MoreHow Do I Know if I Need to Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer?
When you have sustained an injury that you believe could have been prevented, or was caused by someone else’s negligence, it can cause all kinds of disruptions in your life. If your injury requires surgery, you will be in pain, lose time and income from work, and likely be unable to handle your responsibilities…
Read MoreColumbia Kids at Risk of Heat Injuries in Hot Cars
An experienced personal injury lawyer knows tragic deaths occur every summer in Columbia, Anderson, Rock Hill, Sumter, Georgetown and surrounding areas as a direct result of children being accidentally left inside of vehicles hot. On a summer day when the temperature is in the mid-80s, the temperature inside a car with the windows down two…
Read MoreMedication Errors Most Commonly Committed by Nurses
A recent study by the New York Department of Health indicated that more medication errors occur at the hands of nurses than any other health care professional. This makes sense when you consider that nurses are the ones who are most frequently responsible for administering medications in hospital and even doctors’ office settings. It’s true…
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