Common Parking Lot Accident Parking lots can be chaotic places, with vulnerable pedestrians walking around, and vehicles coming and going. These locations can result in various accidents if someone isn’t paying attention or driving recklessly. Rear-end accidents A common type of parking lot accident is rear-end accidents when a driver isn’t paying attention. These accidents […]

Settlement Offers Are Often Just a Starting Point According to the U.S. Department of Justice, just three percent of tort cases end up in trial, meaning that the great majority of cases settle prior to trial. Some one-third of tort cases are also noted as being uncontested, meaning that the defendants did not file an […]

Your Legal Rights Come From Proving Negligence You must show that someone else was negligent in your car accident as the first step in the legal process. Negligence is a legal term of art that describes more than just someone being in an accident with you. The other driver must have acted in a way […]

Every Wrongful Death Action Is Unique, and No Two Lives Are the Same When seeking to collect on a wrongful death case, it is important to recognize that there are unique facts and circumstances that change the outcome of every case. Thus, there is no particular average wrongful death settlement, given the many variables at […]

Workers’ Compensation Insurance Workers’ compensation is a federally mandated insurance program that is run separately by each state and is intended to cover employees who are injured on the job or who acquire work-related illnesses. Workers’ compensation is no-fault insurance, which means it applies regardless of whose negligence caused the accident, and it is intended […]

Wrongful Death Settlements Are Distributed to the Surviving Heirs or Beneficiaries  When a wrongful death has occurred, an individual has been killed as a result of the negligence of another party. Under S.C. Code Ann. § 15-51-10, the wrongful death action may be leveled against any party who, without their involvement, the death would not […]

How Many Personal Injury Cases Go to Trial? Most claimants choose to settle out of court. Only about 5% of all personal injury cases go to trial. Why Do Some Personal Injury Cases Go to Trial but Not Others? Whether a personal injury case goes to trial depends on several factors. Disagreements over the value […]

10 Examples of a Personal Injury Case The following examples of personal injury cases are some of the most common but have unique factors. Car Accidents Despite how common car accident cases are, survivors might not be aware of certain elements that can help their personal injury cases. For example, the liable party could include […]

Third-party liability in car accidents If and when your child causes a car accident, the expectation is that your auto insurance will cover the accompanying expenses. Yet depending on the severity of the collision (and the amount of the resulting expenses), compensation through insurance coverage may not be enough. Given that your teen likely lacks […]

According to the South Carolina Accident Fund, workers will receive an impairment rating as part of the workers’ compensation process. If a person has a visible scar as a result of a work injury, he or she will need to request an informal conference with the Workers’ Compensation Commission. Disfigurement A scar receives this treatment because it […]