South Carolina Personal Injury Law Articles
It can be hard to know where to turn when you are looking for reliable information about pursuing a personal injury claim in South Carolina. You may be wondering whether you should accept the insurance company’s settlement offer or hire an attorney to negotiate on your behalf. Our researched informative articles will help you with this decisions-making process. We offer articles on a wide range of subjects from the personal injury legal process to how to avoid a devastating accident to begin with. Browse our free legal library to learn more about car, truck, and motorcycle accidents—as well as other kinds of personal injury claims—in South Carolina.
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Preventing a Spinal Cord Injury Spinal cord injuries are most often the result of unexpected accidents. However, certain factors can increase an individual's risk factor and certain precautions can be undertaken to reduce the possibility of sustaining an injury to the spinal cord. -
Sharing the Road Safely with Large Trucks Occupants of a car, usually the driver, sustain 78 percent of all fatalities in traffic accidents involving large trucks. Here are several tips in which you can share the road safely with these vehicles. -
Preventing Traumatic Brain Injury Unlike most neurological disorders, traumatic brain injuries can be prevented by following certain safety procedures and taking precaution during certain activities. -
Motorcycle deaths on the rise; what can be done Motorcycle deaths are on the rise. Multiple factors can lead to an increase in motorcycle-related traffic accidents. Both motorcyclists and other drivers can play important roles in ensuring that roads and highways are safer places in which to travel. -
What You Need to Know About Auto Insurance The state of South Carolina requires that all drivers buy liability and uninsured motorist coverage to drive legally in the state. This information from the South Carolina Department of Transportation provides important information in understanding your auto insurance policy. -
Buying Auto Insurance How to select a company and agent and things you should know about buying auto insurance. -
Interacting Safely with Commercial Motor Vehicles The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and its affiliate program, TACT (Targeting Aggressive Cars and Trucks) attempts to curtail aggressive driving and unsafe driving characteristics that increases commercial motor vehicle-related crashes, injuries and fatalities. -
Spinal Cord Injury Motor vehicle accidents account for forty percent of all new spinal cord injuries that occur every year. This article outlines information about spinal cord injuries and what you can do about it. -
Motorcycle helmets do not interfere with vision or hearing A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has demonstrated that wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle does not significantly interfere with the rider's ability to see, hear or respond to changes in traffic conditions. -
Myrtle Beach Auto Accident Attorney explains, "What is Distracted Driving?" According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, distracted driving is any non-driving activity a person engages in that has the potential to distract him or her from the primary task of driving and increase the risk of crashing.