Cases We Take

• 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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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

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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

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• The biggest mistakes an injured person can make after an accident.
• Why the Derrick Law Firm is Different in Handling Your Injury Claim

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What is a Personal Injury Claim?

A personal injury claim is a legal right a victim has if he or she is injured by the negligence, recklessness or intentional act of another.

These claims arise from a number of circumstances, including, but not limited to:

• car wrecks
• truck accidents
• motorcycle crashes
• pedestrians or bike riders being struck by a vehicle
• jet ski and boat accidents
• defective products cause injuries
• intentional assaults or actions that lead to injuries or death

In South Carolina, negligence is defined as: "the absence of due care or ordinary care. It is the failure to exercise due care as a person of ordinary reason and prudence would exercise in the same circumstances."

Recklessness means "the conscious failure to exercise and observe reasonable or due care. Recklessness implies the doing of a negligent act knowingly."

In order to recover for personal injuries sustained due to someone else's conduct, you usually have to prove:

1. At least negligence on the other person's behalf;
2. Damages sustained by you; and
3. That the damages were caused by the other person's negligence.

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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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?
  
  

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