If you’ve been injured in a slip and fall accident that was the result of someone else’s negligence, you may be considering a lawsuit in order to recover damages. But what kind of damages are available?
If you’re hurt in a motorcycle accident, what you do at the scene and after can have a big impact..
The Carolina Law Group is proud to announce that Matt Whitehead, Nihar Patel, and Mitchell Byrd have been named to the 2017 Legal Elite of the Upstate list, as reported in the August 2017 issue of Greenville Business Magazine. Nihar was listed among attorneys for criminal law, Mitchell was listed for workers’ compensation, and Matt was not only listed for personal injury, but received the most votes overall in the personal injury category.
Over 5,000 pedestrians are killed in car accidents every year across the U.S., and another 130,000 are injured, according to the CDC[1]. South Carolina was ranked #3 most dangerous state for pedestrians according to 2014 data from the NHTSA. With the number of pedestrian-car accidents so high, it is smart to know what steps you should take if you or a loved one are ever hit by a car in South Carolina.
Hopefully, you know what to do if you are ever in a car accident: seek medical attention if needed; if your car is safe to drive and is causing a hazard where it is, pull it to the side of the road; call the police; and exchange insurance information with the other driver(s). It is also smart to take photos or videos of the damage and to make notes for yourself of what happened so you do not forget the details later. Now that you know what you should do after a wreck, here are some things you should not do.
The people involved in a recent 3-car crash in Spartanburg were lucky to make it out alive; multi-vehicle crashes, in which more than two vehicles are involved, are much less common than one- and two-car crashes but have a higher fatality rate. In fact, according to the NHTSA, 40% of motor vehicle fatalities occur in multi-vehicle crashes.
In legal terms, TBI cases fall under the general umbrella of personal injury. However, TBI cases have unique challenges associated with them that aren’t present in other personal injury cases.
Biking is great for the environment and for fitness, and more people than ever are choosing bikes over cars. Unfortunately,..