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. The Derrick Law Firm's website has many informative articles regarding many of the questions you may have about your claim.
We offer articles on a wide range of subjects from the personal injury legal process to workers' compensation questions and beyond. 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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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. -
Cost of Speeding-related Crashes Speeding is one of the most prevalent factors contributing to traffic crashes. The economic cost to society of speeding-related crashes is estimated by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to be $40.4 billion per year. In 2008, speeding was a contributing factor in 31 percent of all fatal crashes, and 11,674 lives were lost in speeding-related crashes. -
How to Deal with Aggressive Drivers The NHTSA offers helpful advice on how to deal with aggressive drivers in order to protect your and your passengers' safety. -
The Large Truck Crash Causation Study FMCSA and the NHTSA conducted the Large Truck Crash Causation Study to examine the reasons for serious crashes involving large trucks. -
Can my insurance company cancel my plan Insurance companies can cancel an individual's insurance when they need it most -- when they become seriously ill. -
Can the insurance company cancel my insurance? Insurance companies can document your phone calls and later treat them as a claim. -
What can you do to protect yourself against insurance company What you can do to protect yourself from insurance company tactics: appealing a denial, putting everything in writing, and not giving up. -
How Can Insurance Companies Deny Claims Summary of the tactics used by insurance companies to deny and delay claims to increase their own profits. -
Can my Insurance Company Deny My Claim Insurance companies can deny or delay claims long enough knowing the claimant will eventually give up. -
How Insurance Companies Confuse Consumers Insurance companies can convince customers that the policy they are buying covers everything, but when a claim is made can claim that nothing is covered.