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- How to keep your family and others safe from drunk drivers, reckless drivers and road defects by Conway / Myrtle Beach Accident Attorney Dirk Derrick
- Driving while talking on phone impairs a driver as much as having a .08 alcohol level
- Why I Wrote "The Truth About Your South Carolina Injury Claim"
- Every day, 36 people in the United States die, and approximately 700 more are injured, in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver.
- Troopers ready to Arrest those who choose to Drink and Drive over the 4th
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- CPSC Warns Manufacturers Over Safety of Children's Products
- FDA warns of potential confusion over Maalox products
- Pregnant women who are exposed to elevated levels of some types of phthalates may give birth to boys who exhibit less-masculine play behavior than other males
- Federal safety regulators have announced the recall of more than 2.1 million drop-side cribs made by a Canadian manufacturer.
- Pfizer Inc. must pay $28 million in punitive damages
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- What does an experienced personal injury attorney actually do to help your case?
- Criteria for Picking the Right Attorney
- What is a Personal Injury Claim?
- Biggest Mistakes You Can Make With Insurance Adjusters
- Do you need an attorney?
Motorcycle Accidents
Workers Compensation
- The Truth About Your Workers Compensation Claim
- The Biggest Mistakes That Could Harm or Destroy Your SC Workers' Compensation Claim
- Benefits Available to Injured Workers
Social Security Disability
- Mistakes made that could hurt your chances of qualifying for disability
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- Disability as defined by Social Security
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- Car and Truck Accidents
- How to keep your family and others safe from drunk drivers, reckless drivers and road defects by Conway / Myrtle Beach Accident Attorney Dirk Derrick
- Driving while talking on phone impairs a driver as much as having a .08 alcohol level
- Why I Wrote "The Truth About Your South Carolina Injury Claim"
- Every day, 36 people in the United States die, and approximately 700 more are injured, in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver.
- Troopers ready to Arrest those who choose to Drink and Drive over the 4th
- The 10 Worst Insurance Companies in America
- Preventing problems instead of trying to fix them
- Statistics on how Alcohol is destroying our kids
- Why you need uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage on your own vehicle
- Workers Compensation
- Wrongful Death
- General
- CPSC Warns Manufacturers Over Safety of Children's Products
- FDA warns of potential confusion over Maalox products
- Pregnant women who are exposed to elevated levels of some types of phthalates may give birth to boys who exhibit less-masculine play behavior than other males
- Federal safety regulators have announced the recall of more than 2.1 million drop-side cribs made by a Canadian manufacturer.
- Pfizer Inc. must pay $28 million in punitive damages
- Bone-Growth Proteins Show Risk in New Study
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- Wrongful Death
- Car and Truck Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Workers Compensation
- Social Security Disability
- Bad Faith Insurance Claims
News
- Man killed in crash with ambulance
- Man killed in motorcycle accident in Timmonsville
- Social security checks may get smaller
- How to stop uncontrolled acceleration
- Head-on collision kills Darlington County man
- Troopers look for hit and run vehicle
- Child, adult killed in five-car collision
- Crash st US 301 in Dillon
- Families file suit over salmonella outbreak
- Nursing home settles wrongful death suit
- Concern over radiation exposure prompts efforts to curb CT scan use
- Federal judge allows FMLA claim against individuals
- New law guarantees mental health parity in insurance coverage
- Consumer group sues Anthem for restricting coverage
- WellPoint's CEO's defense of rate hikes seen as unapologetic
- Pfizer ordered to pay damages to cancer patient
- 50k die a year from hospital infections
- Cell Phone Case Settle for $5 Million
- Driver fails DUI tests after fatal crash in North Myrtle beach
- Fatal wreck on I-85 South on Tuesday morning
- South Carolina Legislators Approve a Texting, Cell Phone Ban
- Travelers spent $1.66 million lobbying gov't in 4Q
- Court sides with injured migrant worker
- Washingto Governor Gregoire, Boeing Co. and Workers Compensation
- South Carolina Legislators Pass Workers Compensation Bill
- NHTSA says Toyota acceleration defect linked to 34 fatalities
- Mitchell White Dies In Accident On U.S. Highway 17
- Toyota said to have staved off inquiries by hiring NHTSA officials
- Sebelius Rejects WellPoint's Explanation of Premium Increases
- $10.5 Million Accord Reached in Teen's Death
- Horry County Bus Driver Charged
- Coastal Carolina Student Heather Meade Dies
- Two Car Accident Claims the Life of Terry Roberts
- Texting Dan Postponed
- Single Car Accident Takes Life of 20 year old
- Georgetown Woman Died in Accident
- Woman Killed Thursday Morning in Accident
- Dangerous intersection will not be changed notwithstanding fatal accident
- Kids killed in Accident
- Three People Killed in Accident Wednesday Night.
- Man Hit By SUV
- Student Hit By Bus
- 71 Year Old Man Dies After Accident
- Kencory Vereen died as Result of tire separtion
- Deadly Accident Leaves 2 Dead
- Mans Dies Hours After Accident
- Two Buses in Less Than Two Hours
- US 17 Bypass Shut Down By Police
- Horse killed by Horry County School Bus
- Accident on Horry County Road Takes a Life
- Family Files Lawsuit Over Fatal Bicycle Accident
- Jury Awards Damages to Drunken Driving Victim
- Insurance Cancellations Keys in Health Care Debate
- Labor Day wreck claims life of Hopkins woman
- Woman found 19 hours after wreck
- Boat Accident injures 3
- A car accident in Conway kills a 44-year-old woman on Friday morning
- Biker charged with Felony DUI for death of his passenger
- 31 year old Lady loses life due to reckless driver
- Jet-skier flown to MUSC after accident
- Talking on a phone impairs a driver as much as having a blood alcohol content of .08 percent
- Alcohol likely a factor in head on collision killing 4 people
- Car Accident in Conway leads to injuries and knocks out power
- Myrtle Beach not including motorcycle laws in tour books
- Truck Accident sends five to hospital
- 9 year old girl struck by car in Myrtle Beach
- Fan distributor agrees to pay $587,500 settlement
- Yet another driver charged with DUI after head-on collision
- Manning man killed in head-on car accident
- National Transportation Safety Board Investigators determine trolley crash in May 2008 could have been prevented
- Dennis Carl Smith charged with Felony DUI for 2nd time after killing two teenagers
- Bail set and paid by Myrtle Beach man charged with felony DUI
- Weekend full of serious injuries and death on our local highways
- The Lexington County Coroner's Office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol are investigating an early morning one-car accident.
- Woman Gets 7 Years for killing couple on sidewalk
- 4th Circuit Chief Judge Williams retires
- Blogger explores danger of cellphones to children.
- FDA not sure how Nestle cookie dough became contaminated.
- Darvon, Similar Drugs to Carry Stronger Warnings
- Salmonella product recalls
- Deputy charged after boating crash
- Crash on Interstate 26 involves 42 vehicles
- S.C. man dies after being shocked, falling 100 feet
- The families of five people killed in a fiery 2007 crash are suing a convicted drunken driver and two bars
- Study indicates number of Emergency Room visits for computer-related injuries have increased
- Columnists advise consumers on acetaminophen risks following FDA panel recommendations
- Matrixx discloses class action suits related to Zicam.
- Federal regulators announce recall of children's pool floats, cribs.
- FDA issues warning on energy drink after utility blade is found in vial.
- OSHA regulators flag Delaware refinery for workplace safety violations.
- OSHA to investigate Disney monorail crash.
- Grassley probing Aetna over healthcare plan that left Texas man owing $200,000.
- Three bike rally-related lawsuits are still pending in Court.
- DUI Arrests Up - Myrtle Beach Alcohol Related Deaths Down
- 4th of July proves deadly on South Carolina Highways
- 2 fatal car accidents occur in Horry County
- Security Guard jumps into Window to Stop Drunk Driver
- Fatal Car Wreck being investigated - Highway 544
- Insurance Companies may be overcharging South Carolina Residents
- Highway deaths are continuing to fall in 2009
- Myrtle Beach man traveling near 90 mph when he crashed vehicle, died
- EEOC Steps up Disability Suits
- Wrongful death blamed on illegally imported drugs
- Crash Raises concern about Automation
- Two Chapin Children die in 4-vehicle wreck
- Couple dies in wreck when reckless driver speeded from a traffic stop
- 15 year old Georgetown student killed when he fell asleep while driving
- 36 year old Lori Pilot was killed in a one car accident near Loris on Thursday.
- Missing jet skier found
- Injections being used more and more for back pain
- Morgan Freeman denies fault in car crash
- Laws being considered to prevent TEXTING while driving
- State Troopers trained in accident reconstruction
- South Carolina Troopers looking for car in Kershaw county regarding a deadly wreck
- Horry County Police Officer charged in motorcycle wreck
Case Results
- Wrongful Death
- Father Killed in Motorcycle Accident
- Jet ski rider killed when he falls and is hit by another jet ski
- Death of 15 month old from defective stove - (Confidential amount)
- Death of a child pedestrian (All Available Insurance obtained)
- Bicycle Rider Killed at Intersection (All Available Insurance obtained)
Awarded: $ 1,200,000.00
Awarded: "$175,000"
Awarded: "Confidential"
Awarded: Policy Limits
Awarded: "Policy Limits"
- Car and Truck Accidents
- Lady injures heel in head-on collision
- Severely Fractured Hip
- 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 when defenant bent over to pick up cigarette and cross center line (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)
Awarded: $ 923,500
Awarded: $ 750,000.00
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"
- 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
- 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
Awarded: "$282,000"
Awarded: "$175,000"
Awarded: "$160,000"
Awarded: "$158,000"
Awarded: "$125,000"
Awarded: "$102,000"
Awarded: "92,600"
- Social Security Disability
- 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
- Middle age Convenient Store Manager receives Social Security Disabiity for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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"
- Bad Faith 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"
- General
- Jet ski rider fractures face when hit by other jet ski
- Female injured at Go-cart track
Awarded: "$175,000"
Awarded: "$82,500"
Document Library
- Car and Truck Accidents
- What does an experienced personal injury attorney actually do to help your case?
- Criteria for Picking the Right Attorney
- What is a Personal Injury Claim?
- Biggest Mistakes You Can Make With Insurance Adjusters
- Do you need an attorney?
- How to buy the automobile insurance coverage you need
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Biggest Mistakes made by Injured Victims
- Child Passenger Safety: - How to Best Protect Children in Cars
- Why You need to purchase auto insurance to protect your family's health and livelihood
- The Top 10 Things You Should Do After an Accident
- You need to buy Uninsured, Underinsured and PIP Insurance coverage
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Workers Compensation
- The Truth About Your Workers Compensation Claim
- The Biggest Mistakes That Could Harm or Destroy Your SC Workers' Compensation Claim
- Benefits Available to Injured Workers
- Social Security Disability
- An experienced attorney will:
- Mistakes made that could hurt your chances of qualifying for disability
- Disability as defined by Social Security
- 5 Steps to Prove You are Entitled to Social Security Disability Benefit (SS-DIB)
- If Approved for Social Security Disability -- What are the Benefits?
- The steps in the Disability application process and what to do if and when your application is denied.
- Types of Social Security Disability Benefits. Conway / Myrtle Beach Social Security Attorney Dirk J. Derrick of The Derrick Law Firm explains the different types of Social Security Disability Benefits.
- 47.5 Million U.S. Adults Report a Disability; Arthritis Remains Most Common Cause
- General
Video Library
- Car and Truck Accidents:
- Danger of driving while texting - causing deaths on our highways - Public Safety Announcement
- Living With Traumatic Brain Injury
- Sad Reality of Drunk Driving - Not All Victims Die
- "Safe" way to handle your car when it leaves the road to avoid serious injury or death
- Insurance Companies fight Bad Faith Penalties
- CNN Anderson Cooper Auto Insurance Investigation - bad faith
- CNN Anderson Cooper Auto Insurance Investigation part 2
- General:
Frequently Asked Questions
- 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?
- What is a"Survival Action"?
- Car and Truck Accidents
- 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?
- What should I tell my doctor about the wreck?
- What if my adjuster is nice and polite and indicates that he will make sure I'm done right?
- Do I sign documents and give statements to the truck company's insurance carriers after a truck accident?
- Are trucking companies regulated?
- Should I call the police?
What are the common causes of truck accident?
- Should I hire an attorney when I have a car accident?
- Motorcycle Accidents
- 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
- When are my benefits terminated?
- How do I report an on-the-job injury?
- What medical treatment am I entitled to receive?
- How is the compensation rate determined?
- Will I get compensated for missing time from work because of my injury?
- What if the doctor releases me to light duty?
- What if I receive an impairment rating or have a scar?
- Do I get reimbursed for my travel expenses when I go to the doctor?
- Do I need an attorney to help me with my Workers Compensation claim?
- Who is an employee for workers' compensation purposes?
- Is the owner of a business or the principal contractor on a job liable for workers' compensation benefits to an employee or subcontractor?
- How is compensation determined for an injury?
- Who determines whether an individual is an employee for workers' compensation purposes? Who settles disputes over whether an injury occurred on the job?
- 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?
I currently receive Social Security disability benefits. My disabilities have worsened and I have other health problems. Can my monthly benefit amount be increased?
Can a person with a terminal illness qualify for disability benefits?
- How do you apply for disability for a child under the age of 18
- How do I apply for Social Security Disability if I am an adult, 18 years or older?
- How much can you earn and still receive Disability benefits?
How many different types of Social Security disability benefits are there?
What do I need to do if Social Security has denied me?
- What do I do if Social Security has denied my claim for the second time?
- How do I ask for a hearing before a judge?
- What is my AOD?
How do I apply for Social Security Disability Benefits
I used to work but lately I have been staying home taking care of the kids. I have now become sick. Can I get Social Security disability benefits?
How long do I have to wait after becoming disabled before I can file for Social Security disability benefits?
What is the definition of disability used by Social Security?
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Car and Truck Accidents:
- Insurance Companies fight Bad Faith Penalties
- CNN Anderson Cooper Auto Insurance Investigation - bad faith
- CNN Anderson Cooper Auto Insurance Investigation part 2
General:
FAQs
Wrongful Death
- What is a"Survival Action"?
- What is a wrongful death claim?
- Who has the right to bring a "wrongful death claim" and a "survival claim"?
Car and Truck Accidents
- 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?
- What should I tell my doctor about the wreck?
Motorcycle Accidents
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?