You just experienced a crash. Your heart is racing. People are staring. Everyone is asking you questions. You check on your children in the backseat. The officer arrives, lights flashing. The officer starts asking questions. Your kids are crying in the backseat. You are late to the next appointment. Traffic is backing up. Your … Read more
What is a Statute of Limitations and How Can It Destroy My Case? A statute of limitations is the maximum amount of time you have to file a lawsuit. If you do not file a lawsuit before the time limit, then your lawsuit will likely be thrown out. This will destroy your case. The time … Read more
All about medical releases Federal law requires medical providers to keep individuals’ health information private. Medical providers can only disclose your health information if you authorize the medical provider to release that information. The authorization is called a medical release and may be referred to as a HIPAA release. HIPAA is the acronym for the … Read more
Who are the key people involved in a car accident case? Insurance Adjuster – this is the person from the insurance company who determines how much money to pay you. You may have multiple insurance adjusters on your car accident case. Property Damage Adjuster – this is the person from the insurance company who reviews … Read more
How Long Will My Car Accident Settlement Take? Some cases settle within a few months. Other cases take years to resolve. Most cases settle in between. Its impossible to say with any certainty because there are factors outside your control. For example, some injures take longer to heal, other might not heal. Your medical treatment … Read more
What is Negligence? South Carolina law tells us that negligence is the “absence of due care.” I know that you are probably thinking that is not too helpful of a definition. Perhaps think of it this way. Consider negligence as carelessness. The law offers a test to see whether a person was negligent or careless. … Read more
What are Punitive Damages? South Carolina law tells us that punitive damages are designed to punish a wrongdoer because of the seriousness of the wrongdoer’s conduct. Examples of conduct that are more serious include driving while intoxicated or texting while driving. Compare those examples with driving too fast in the rain, which would most likely … Read more
Three Reasons You Must Document Your Car Accident Damages. You must document your damages in order to successfully resolve your car accident case. Here are three reasons: Insurance carriers will require independent records of damages—so have your doctor record anxiety, worry, and difficulty with daily activities in your health records. You will forget details of … Read more
Twenty Types of Actual Damages in South Carolina. Damages in car accident cases focus on actual damages. Actual damage compensate an injured person for all the harms and losses the injury caused. Here are twenty types of actual damges that South Carolina Law recognizes: loss of income; loss or impairment of earning capacity; out-of-pocket expenses; … Read more
How Much Money Does the Person Who Caused the Accident Have to Pay? The law in South Carolina mandates the wrongdoer to pay enough money to cover all the harms and losses of the injured person. Think of it this of it this way. Before the accident, the injured person didn’t have: medical bills anxiety … Read more