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How Many Semi-Truck Accidents Occur Per Year?

Approximately 200,000 semi-trucks (aka tractor-trailers or 18-wheelers) are involved in accidents on U.S. roads every year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). But what’s behind the numbers? How deadly are semi-truck accidents? The statistics below look at data for the year 2020 (the most recent year for which these stats are available) and can be found in the NHTSA’s Traffic Safety Facts Annual Report; find the tables referenced below here. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, or IIHS, also has a good, more readable overview of the NHTSA data here...

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What to Do if a Dog Attacks You?

A recent vicious dog attack in South Carolina made national headlines when mother-of-three, Kyleen Waltman, needed both arms amputated after being mauled by three dogs in March 2022. Less than a year earlier, another South Carolina dog attack was in the news when a 7-year-old was tragically killed after he and his brother were attacked by a group of dogs near Marion. Sadly, dog attacks are not uncommon. Our law firm, unfortunately, has had many clients who have been victim to a dog attack. They are wide-ranging in circumstances, ages and sex of the victims, nature of injuries, breed of dog,...

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How to find a good personal injury lawyer

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If you’ve been injured in an accident that wasn’t your fault, you might be looking for an experienced personal injury lawyer to help you with your case. A good personal injury lawyer will help you build your case and fight to get the damages you deserve by negotiating a good settlement or taking the matter to trial if necessary. A good personal injury lawyer will focus on your case so you can focus on recovering from your injury. But how do you find a good personal injury attorney to help you? Read on to find out....

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Who Can Bring a Wrongful Death Suit in South Carolina?

Matt Whitehead | The Carolina Law Group

A wrongful death suit is a civil action that is brought against the wrongdoer responsible – an individual or an entity – for the death of a person in a manner such that, had the deceased survived, they would have been able to bring a personal injury claim against the wrongdoer at fault. The death may be due to the “wrongful act, neglect or default” of the wrongdoer. Someone, of course, must bring the claim on behalf of the deceased. The question is, who may do so under the law?...

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