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Auto Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
Myrtle Beach Motorcycle Accidents
Wrongful Death
Denied / Delayed Insurance Claims
Boat/Jet Ski Accidents
Tractor - Trailer Truck Accidents
Personal Injury
Myrtle Beach Personal Injuries
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Spinal Cord Injuries
Workers Compensation
Social Security Disability
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Auto Accidents
- Ford Recalling 450,000 Minivans and SUV's
- Automatic Braking in Cars Can Help Reduce Crashes
- SC Legislature Approves Lawsuit Payout Limit Bill has limited effect on personal injury and auto accident cases
- Statistics Indicate Red Light Cameras Reduce Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
- Harley Davidson Recalls 250,000 Motorcycles to Correct Brake Issue
- South Carolina Couple Awarded $1.2 Million in Motorcycle Accident Case
- May Is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
- Study Claims Helmets Reduce Spinal Injury
Wrongful Death
- Alabama Wrongful Death Verdict Awards $40 Million Against Kia Motors
- Fatal Car and Motorcycle wrecks are taking a toll on Myrtle Beach Area
Boat/Jet Ski Accidents
Tractor - Trailer Truck Accidents
- National Transportation Safety Board Requests National Cell Phone Ban for All Commercial Drivers
- Tractor Trailer Rear End Crashes Often Are Fatal
Personal Injury
- New Campaign Convinces Teens Not to Text While Driving
- Kia Recalling 145,000 Vehicles Due to Airbag Defect
- Ford Recalls Fusion and Mercury Milan Models for Wheel Defect
- Serious Head Injuries Occur Due to Fall from Bumbo Baby Seats
Traumatic Brain Injuries
- Head Injuries In Children Can Lead to Long-Term Effects
- Lawmakers Want the CDC to Compile a Student Concussion Protocol
- The Department of Defense and National Institutes of Health to Build Traumatic Brain Injury Database
- New Report Links Traumatic Brain Injury to an Increase in Stroke Risk
Spinal Cord Injuries
- Spinal Cord Injury Patient First to be Treated With Embryonic Stem-Cell Therapy
- Spinal Cord Injury Patient Able to Stand and Move With Implanted Device and Rehab
- New System Enables Hands-Free Control of Motorized Wheelchairs
- New Invention Helping Those With Spinal Cord Injuries
Workers Compensation
- States Debate Workers' Compensation Benefits for Undocumented Workers
- 20% of Tennessee Workers Misclassified or Paid Under the Table
Social Security Disability
- Understanding the Difference Between Long-Term Disability Insurance and Social Security Disability
- Social Security Will Stop Mailing Earnings Statements
- Requirements for Social Security Mental Disability
- Tips for Applying for Social Security Disability
General
- NHTSA Funds Development of Alcohol Measuring Start Button in Cars
- Study Links Sports-Related Brain Injury with Brain Disease
- Anderson County School District 5 Requires Students to Take "Alive at 25" Course
- Volvo XC90 Named as Least Expensive Car to Insure in the United States
News
Auto Accidents
- Portion of U.S. 17 Closed After Accident....
Posted on 2/2/2012 - Midlands Man Killed in Car Accident, Driver Charged with DUI...
Posted on 2/1/2012
Motorcycle Accidents
- Motorcyclist Air Lifted to Hospital After Accident...
Posted on 1/26/2012 - Fatal Motorcycle Accident Victim Identified...
Posted on 1/9/2012
Wrongful Death
- Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Against SC Department of Public Safety...
Posted on 12/7/2011 - Charleston Doctor Killed in Bicycle Accident...
Posted on 7/7/2011
Denied / Delayed Insurance Claims
- New law guarantees mental health parity in insurance coverage...
Posted on 3/2/2010 - Consumer group sues Anthem for restricting coverage...
Posted on 3/2/2010
Boat/Jet Ski Accidents
- One Person Injured After Boats Collide in Berkeley County...
Posted on 1/23/2012 - North Charleston Man Still Missing After Boat Accident...
Posted on 11/15/2011
Tractor - Trailer Truck Accidents
- Tractor-Trailer Accident Closes Robert Grissom Parkway Friday Morning...
Posted on 12/9/2011 - 1 Person is Dead After Florence County Accident...
Posted on 11/7/2011
Personal Injury
- Horry County Man Dead After Being Hit by Car...
Posted on 1/23/2012 - One Killed in Surfside Beach Accident...
Posted on 1/16/2012
Traumatic Brain Injuries
- York Man Dies From Traumatic Brain Injury Sustained in Work Related Fall...
Posted on 5/19/2011 - Easton-Bell Announces Sponsorship of National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Tour...
Posted on 4/13/2011
Spinal Cord Injuries
- 3 Stem Cell Researchers Awarded $500K Prize...
Posted on 3/23/2011 - Maryland woman awarded damages for spinal cord injury...
Posted on 5/19/2010
Workers Compensation
- Workers' comp insurers must repay customers...
Posted on 5/20/2010 - Exams of injured workers often one-sided...
Posted on 5/4/2010
Social Security Disability
- Social Security Administration Responsible for $8 Billion in Improper Payments...
Posted on 6/16/2011 - Social Security payments to be made electronically...
Posted on 6/17/2010
Boating Accidents
- Man Dies In Boating Accident on Lake Greenwood...
Posted on 3/28/2011
General
- South Carolina Legislature Considers Enhanced Safety Measures for ATV's...
Posted on 4/5/2011 - Boat Capsizes, Seven Rescued...
Posted on 9/9/2010
Library
Auto Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
- Why are motorcycle deaths on the rise? What can be done to help prevent them?
- Motorcycle helmets do not significantly interfere with vision or hearing of riders
Denied / Delayed Insurance Claims
Tractor - Trailer Truck Accidents
Personal Injury
- The biggest mistakes an injured person can make after an accident.
- Why the Derrick Law Firm is Different in Handling Your Injury Claim
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Spinal Cord Injuries
Workers Compensation
- The Truth About Your Workers Compensation Claim
- The Biggest Mistakes That Could Harm or Destroy Your SC Workers' Compensation Claim
Social Security Disability
- How Will the Derrick Law Firm Handle Your Social Security Disability Claim Differently?
- Mistakes made that could hurt your chances of qualifying for disability
General
- Dirk Derrick's book "3 Feet From Disaster" gives tips on how to purchase the right car insurance and how to protect you and your family.
- Dirk Derrick's book "3 Feet From Disaster" gives tips on how to purchase the right car insurance and why the insurance companies wouldn't want to sell you more coverage.
Case Results
Disclaimer: Please understand the cases below are just examples of our results over the past 22 years. Every case is different. Whether a case is successful and its value is determined by numerous factors. If you have a case, I guarantee you that the facts, the circumstances, the people involved, the damages, etc... are not exactly like any of these cases. Therefore, please understand, these cases do not and cannot guarantee the same result for your case.
Auto Accidents
- Severely Fractured Hip
- Lady injures heel in head-on collision
- Man injured while trying to leave the scene of a traffic jam on a bridge
- Woman injured when defendant ran stop sign while dialing cell phone
- Woman fractures heel when defendant's car pulls in front of her
- Elderly lady suffers lacerations and severe contusions
- Man fractures leg when defendant runs off road and overcorrects (All Available Insurance obtained)
- Man injures leg when hit head on (All Available Insurance obtained)
- Passenger injured while riding in rental car (All Available Insurance Obained)
- Mother injured in accident (All Available Insurance obtained)
- Minor child receives cuts to the face when defendant runs red light (All Available Insurance obtained)
- Woman sustained microscopic fractures while stopped for a school bus
- Drunk driver ran into ditch hurting passenger (All Available Insurance obtained)
- Man driving car hit by another car merging onto the highway
- Woman and son get hit causing vehicle to flip
- Woman sustains hand injury while driving during the course of her employment
Awarded: $ 750,000.00
Awarded: $ 725,500
Awarded: $ 433,000.00
Awarded: $ 420,000.00
Awarded: "$280,000"
Awarded: "$130,000"
Awarded: "$125,000"
Awarded: "$125,000.00"
Awarded: "$125,000.00"
Awarded: $ 100,000.00
Awarded: "$100,000"
Awarded: "$100,000"
Awarded: "$100,000"
Awarded: $200,000
Awarded: all available insurance proceeds
Awarded: $106,000
Motorcycle Accidents
- Father killed in motorcycle accident
- Motorcycle Rider injured when car changes lanes and hits him (All Available Insurance obtained)
Awarded: "$1,200,000"
Awarded: $ 220,000.00
Wrongful Death
- Father Killed in Motorcycle Accident
- Jet ski rider killed when he falls and is hit by another jet ski
- Bicycle Rider Killed at Intersection (All Available Insurance obtained)
- Death of a child pedestrian (All Available Insurance obtained)
- Death of 15 month old from defective stove - (Confidential amount)
Awarded: $ 1,200,000.00
Awarded: "$175,000"
Awarded: "Policy Limits"
Awarded: Policy Limits
Awarded: "Confidential"
Denied / Delayed Insurance Claims
- Insurance company lies to a farmer and then stops his benefits
- Insurance company lies to farmer about benefits
- Logger wins bad faith insurance verdict versus LLoyd's of London
Awarded: "$539,000"
Awarded: "$330,000"
Awarded: "$160,000"
Workers Compensation
- Maintenance man injures spine while fixing washing machine
- Lady suffers Post Traumatic Stress after being robbed at convenient store
- Firefighter injures her back while twisting with air tanks strapped onto her back
- Convenient store manager robbed 3 times in 6 months suffers from Post Traumatice Stress Disorder
- Man falls from ladder and injures back
- Gentleman falls from a dump truck injuring head and back
- Brave employee injured trying to stop robbery
- Young Man Injures Back While Lifting Furniture
- Lady sustains hand injury while driving vehicle during course of employment
Awarded: "$282,000"
Awarded: "$175,000"
Awarded: "$160,000"
Awarded: "$158,000"
Awarded: "$125,000"
Awarded: "$102,000"
Awarded: "92,600"
Awarded: $112,547 plus lifetime medical treatment for injury
Awarded: $106,000
Social Security Disability
- Middle age Convenient Store Manager receives Social Security Disabiity for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- 60 Year Old Gentleman Awarded Full Social Security Disability Benefits
- 24 Year Old Male Awarded Full Benefits Suffering from Chrohn's Disease
- 34 Year Old Female Suffering Lower Back Impediments Awarded Benefits
- 32 Year Old Female Suffering Multiple Scelerosis Awarded Full Benefits
- 50 Year Old Male Awarded Full Benefits
- 47 Year Old Female with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Awarded Full Benefits
- 50 Year Old Man with Chronic Infection Awarded Full Benefits
- 61 Year Old Woman with Arthritis and Hypertension Awarded Benefits
- 61 Year Old Male with Pulmonary Insufficiency Awarded Full Benefits
- 54 Year Old Woman Awarded Full Disability Benefits
- 36 Year Old Gentleman Suffering From Bipolar Disorder Awarded Full Disability Benefits
- 54 Year Old Gentleman With Severe Impairments Awarded Full Disability Benefits
- 58 Year Old With Severe Depression and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Awarded Full Benefits
- 47 Year Old Woman With Severe Impairments Awarded Full Disability Benefits
Awarded: "Fully Favorable"
Awarded: Fully favorable
Awarded: Fully Favorable
Awarded: Fully Favorable
Awarded: Fully Favorable
Awarded: Fully Favorable
Awarded: Fully Favorable
Awarded: Fully Favorable
Awarded: Fully Favorable
Awarded: Fully Favorable
Awarded: Fully Favorable Decision
Awarded: Fully Favorable Decision
Awarded: Fully Favorable Decision
Awarded: Fully Favorable Decision
Awarded: Fully Favorable Decision
Miscellaneous
- Jet ski rider fractures face when hit by other jet ski
- Female injured at Go-cart track
Awarded: "$175,000"
Awarded: "$82,500"
The Derrick Law Firm is located in Conway, the county seat and the location of the Horry County Courthouse. Mr. Derrick serves clients throughout Horry County including those from Myrtle Beach, Cherry Grove Beach, Little River, North Myrtle Beach, Atlantic Beach, Surfside Beach, Garden City, Carolina Forest, Loris, and Aynor. The Derrick Law Firm also accepts cases from surrounding counties including Georgetown, Georgetown County, Marion, Mullins, Pawley's Island, Murrells Inlet, Litchfield Beach, Florence, and Dillon. A substantial part of our practice is representing visitors to our area from other states.
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Video Library
Auto Accidents:
- Dangers of Texting While Driving
- Danger of driving while texting - causing deaths on our highways - Public Safety Announcement
- Sad Reality of Drunk Driving - Not All Victims Die
Wrongful Death:
Denied / Delayed Insurance Claims:
Personal Injury:
Traumatic Brain Injuries:
Workers Compensation:
Social Security Disability:
General:
FAQs
Auto Accidents
- Should I sign a Medical Authorization form for the insurance company?
- Should I give an insurance adjuster a recorded statement?
- Does the insurance company of the at-fault driver have to pay your medical bills while they are being incurred?
Motorcycle Accidents
Wrongful Death
- What remedies are available to someone whose family member has been killed by a person or a product?
- Who has the right to bring a "wrongful death claim" and a "survival claim"?
- What is a wrongful death claim?
Personal Injury
- Do I have to go to court to settle my personal injury claim?
- How do I tell if I have a personal injury claim?
Workers Compensation
Can I get a second opinion if I am not happy with the doctor to whom the insurance carrier refers me?
- How do I file a claim
- What is a hearing
Social Security Disability
I applied for disability benefits 3 months ago and still haven't received an answer. When should I expect to be notified of the decision?
Why is there a five-month waiting period for Social Security disability benefits?
I am receiving Social Security disability benefits. Will my benefits be affected if I work and earn money?