Monthly Archives: September 2024
Mundane Traffic Accidents Can Be Deadly
Car accidents are among the leading causes of death almost anywhere in the world. Despite this, people fear air travel and outdoor recreation more than they fear car travel, even though both are less dangerous. The fatal traffic accidents that get the most media coverage and stay on people’s minds are the ones that… Read More »
What Happens When Someone From Out Of State Gets Hit By A Car In South Carolina?
In April 2024, Orlando Felipe-Perez was crossing Edmund Highway on foot just after sunrise one morning, near the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. A 2006 Toyota Scion struck him shortly after it crossed the intersection with Dunbar Road. Orlando-Perez was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. He was 34 years old and was a… Read More »
South Carolina Accidents Involving Young Motorcyclists
In August 2024, a motorcycle collided with an SUV near Spartanburg. The driver of the motorcycle died from injuries he sustained in the accident; the driver of the SUV required hospitalization after the accident, but his injuries were not life-threatening. The driver of the motorcycle was Nicholas Alexander Huntley of Inman. He was 19… Read More »
Injuries Caused By Fourth Of July Fireworks
Now that school is starting again, kids will be telling their stories of summer fun to their friends. When you think back on your adventures this summer, or especially the summer adventures of your youth, what felt like harmless fun when it was going on was more dangerous than you realize, and it is… Read More »
New South Carolina Law Requires Ignition Interlock Devices For All DUI Convictions
When a group of people whose lives have been affected by drunk driving share their stories, the details vary from one accident to another. Some accidents involve young drivers with little experience with alcohol or with driving, while others involve drivers who were emboldened to drive drunk because they had done so in the… Read More »
A Premises Liability Case Involving An Exhibitor Injured At A Trade Show
Premises liability lawyers protect both business invitees and licensees who get injured at places of business, but the protections are stronger for invitees. At first, the difference between an invitee and a licensee is clear; invitees are customers, so their visit to the place of business conveys financial benefit to the business, but not… Read More »