The term “elder abuse” covers any kind of abuse of an elderly person. It is a topic that has gained increasing attention in the past few years as the population ages and people live longer. The National Center on Elder Abuse reports a prevalence of approximately 10%, but warns this figure is likely far lower than reality, as many cases go unreported....
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You might know that if you’re injured in a motor vehicle accident, you may be entitled to damages under South Carolina law, including, but not limited to, compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering. But those are just a few of the possible types of compensation that may be recoverable. Below describes some of the types of compensation you may be entitled to under certain circumstances....
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There are various kinds of accidents on the road, including car accidents, hit-and-runs, pedestrian accidents, and bicycle-car accidents. All can be devastating, but undoubtedly some of the most destructive involve trucks or tractor-trailers (a.k.a., big rigs, semis, or 18-wheelers). Truck and tractor-trailer accidents are, unfortunately, not uncommon, with an estimated total of 433,000 accidents in 2015 involving large trucks, according to data from the NHTSA. Recently, in Duncan, SC, a tractor-trailer on I-85 struck and killed a man who was changing a tire on his car. Last month, two men...
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Auto accidents accounted for 981 deaths last year on South Carolina roads, according to preliminary numbers from the South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS). That’s 981 individual lives lost and families impacted. Non-fatal collisions number over 100,000 per year in this state alone, resulting in property damage and 30,000+ injuries, and costing South Carolina over $1 billion in medical costs and work loss. As personal injury attorneys at The Carolina Law Group, it’s our job to help people who have been injured or have lost a loved one in an...
Continue readingMaking a personal injury or civil liberty claim in SC against the state or another governmental entity in the state can mean not getting the compensation to which you really should be entitled. That's due to a cap on most damages under the SC Tort Claims Act, limiting the maximum damages to $300,000. While that may seem like quite a bit of money, it is actually very little in many cases....
Continue readingWith heavy hearts, we learned this morning that SCTLA/SCAJ Founder, Eugene Huggins, of Bennettsville, passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 28, 2015. Mr. Huggins, one of the founding visionaries in our state, who founded the South Carolina Association for Justice (formerly the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association) in 1958. We at The Carolina Law Group offer our deepest condolences to Mr. Huggins’s family and honor his lifetime of dedication to Justice. Eugene Huggins Obituary...
Continue readingAll bourbon is whiskey, but not all whiskey is bourbon. All bourbon is not created equal, but it should be labeled and marketed honestly. Just four years after Maker's Mark Distillery, Inc. (probably best known by its namesake mass-marketed bourbon) obtained an injunction protecting its trademarked red wax dip and seal, a class action lawsuit has been filed against the whiskey maker alleging false advertising. ...
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