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The South Carolina Workers Compensation Act governs what workers are entitled to following an injury at work. When a worker who works for an employer… […]

Unfortunately, “hit and runs” do occur. Sometimes the driver is drunk and doesn’t want to be charged with basic DUI, or felony DUI (driving drunk…

The Law of Pre-Existing Condition and Compensation for Aggravation of Pre-existing Condition An injured person is entitled to be compensated for any aggravation of a pre-existing condition, but not the pre-existing condition itself.   Usually, the aggravation often doesn’t substantially change the physical nature of the pre-existing condition right away, but rather, causes symptoms that […]

STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS ARE GREAT FOR MINORS Even the most disciplined 18 year old can blow through a few hundred thousand dollars in a short period of time.    A $100,000.00 boat, a Range Rover Sport, and a few lavish trips could be the end of several hundred thousand dollars, real quick.  A carefully planned and […]

Most households and restaurants in the United States have some form of cooking spray on hand.   In recent years, Conagra Corporation, the company that makes Pam and other Cooking Sprays, decided to modify it’s can design to allow for the propane/butane aerosol mixture, to vent out of the bottom of the can, rather than […]

During the last 27 years handling catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, it’s become clear that our role is to not only to give expert advice on legal issues and litigation strategy to clients; but rather, to have a relationship with the goal of improving the physical, mental and spiritual health of everyone in the […]

Sometimes “when it rains in pours.”   You suffer injuries in an auto collision and go to see a doctor to make it better; but unfortunately, after seeing the doctor, you come out worse because the doctor is negligent in some way and makes an already bad situation worse.   So instead of being treated […]

If you or a family member suffers injuries in an automobile wreck,  truck collision, boating accident, or other unexpected incident, it doesn’t always happen at a time when you are able to afford the expensive medical care involved to bring you to a point of maximum medical improvement (MMI); and if the injuries are serious, […]

In South Carolina, car drivers are required by law to carry a minimum amount of liability insurance coverage for the protection of their passengers and others on the roadway:   $25,000.00 per person for bodily injury; $50,000.00 aggregate per accident; and $25,000.00 for property damage (25/50/25). Large, commercial Tractor Trailers must carry a minimum of […]

Finally, beautiful weather is upon us. It lifts the spirit to get out into the fresh air with friends and family on the waterways and lakes.   It’s liberating, after the winter months. Our bodies crave the sunshine. It’s only natural that we get excited when we get our boat off of the dry dock, […]

When tragedy strikes, you and your family are injured and compromised on so many levels.   When you woke up on the morning of your tragedy, you had no idea you would never be able to walk again that afternoon; no idea your once fit body would be contorted and re-shaped; you can no longer […]

A family sits in an intensive care waiting room, feeling helpless, as their son fights for his life on a ventilator, wondering what his future will hold, while the insurance company and the trucking company responsible for the collision plans their legal defenses. A once productive 50 year old worker, lays in bed at home, […]

Mental anguish is an element of “actual damages” that an injured person may recover in a personal injury matter.   It’s one of the intangible losses, incapable of mathematical certainty. The jury’s role as fact-finder is to evaluate the facts and determine whether the injured party suffered mental anguish, and if so, determine an appropriate […]

Vehicle “accidents” are not usually accidents.   They are collisions that happen because one or more drivers violate road safety statutes. When someone runs through a red traffic light and slams into another vehicle that has the right of way, that is not an “accident,” but rather, the failure to abide by the safety rules […]

Civil litigation is the process of one person, company or other legal entity, suing another person, company or other legal entity for money, or to protect some other legal interest.   In the context of civil litigation, they are referred to as “parties” to a lawsuit.   Federal and state civil judicial systems are governed by a sets […]

Many years ago, I chose to represent those who suffer harms and losses, rather than defend those who cause harms and losses.   That choice resulted from my childhood background, life’s experiences and professional influences along my journey into law. After graduating from St. Andrews High School in Charleston in 1983, I attended the University […]