A serious accident can leave you out of work with medical bills and other expenses piling up. If someone else caused your accident, you shouldn’t have to cover the resulting expenses. Many injured people are nervous about the potential of having to file a lawsuit. What percentage of personal injury cases go to trial? What […]
When someone significantly injures you or a loved one, you may deserve compensation to get your and your family’s life back to normal. Each of these personal injury case examples merits the assistance of a compassionate and dependable lawyer. The Maguire Law Firm’s personal injury lawyers in Myrtle Beach, SC, have the experience to assist […]
As the parent of a teenager just learning to drive in South Carolina, you recognize the importance of your teen gaining experience behind the wheel. Such experience will help them avoid so many of the dangerous driving practices that statistics show they and their peers seem likely to engage in. Yet it is during those […]
A person may be eligible for additional benefits from workers’ compensation if he or she a scar as a result of a work injury. According to The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission, this special compensation is only for scars that are not surgical in nature and are visible from eight feet or more away. According to the […]
Amusement parks in Myrtle Beach are fun for tourists and locals alike. However, they can also be dangerous. In 2016, there were 30,000 injuries requiring emergency room visits in the United States that occurred at carnivals or amusement parks. Children do not always recognize potential dangers at amusement parks, especially while preoccupied with the fun they are having. […]
Many people enjoy walking or going for a jog. Not only does this offer excellent exercise, but many pedestrians in South Carolina like to live in a more environmentally friendly manner or save money. The lawyers at the Maguire Law Firm see many unfortunate examples of reckless driving, which sometimes results in a pedestrian accident. […]
In all likelihood, you made the difficult decision to place your parent in a nursing care facility because you wanted to be certain he or she would be safe. Perhaps one or more incidents of your parent wandering off led you to this decision. Those terrifying moments, hours, or days when an elderly loved one […]
Just the same as a motor vehicle, if you are going to operate a boat there are things you need to know. If you aren’t careful of what you are doing, if you make one mistake, it could lead to an accident or trouble with the law. Here are some boating regulations to become familiar with: – […]
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. It’s also Zombie Awareness Month and Scandinavian American Heritage Month, but greater awareness of motorcycles and motorcycle safety is likely to save more lives. Motorcycles continue to gain popularity, but unfortunately, there are still far too many serious and fatal motorcycle accidents. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, […]
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, which led the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety to release the results of a recent study testing how accurate the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s recommendations on driver attention might be. According to Liberty Mutual, NHTSA recommends that drivers look away from the road for no more […]