When it comes to determining fault, lots of times South Carolina car wrecks aren’t very clear. A variety of causes can contribute to an auto accident, and the parties involved might share different degrees of blame for the crash.
You might have been in a wreck and maybe you did something that you think contributed to the collision. Does that mean you can’t recover anything? Not necessarily.
If you were involved in a South Carolina auto accident, you need help from proven personal injury lawyers at Joye Law Firm. We have the experience to analyze all of the facts about the incident and then pursue all of the compensation you deserve, even if you were partly at fault. We treat each and every client with courtesy and respect, and we return phone calls. Just Call Joye.
You can reach us at (877) 537-1920 or fill out an online consultation form today.
With offices in Myrtle Beach and Charleston, Joye Law Firm’s highly qualified South Carolina partial fault auto accident lawyers are ready to handle your case all over the state. We’ve had success representing clients in all parts of South Carolina, including Florence, Richland County, Orangeburg, Columbia, Horry County (including Conway and North Myrtle Beach), North Charleston, Mount Pleasant and Summerville.
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Joye Law Firm’s highly qualified personal injury attorneys are committed to our clients, and we are proud of our successes and tradition of excellence. With more than 110 years of combined experience, the South Carolina auto accident attorneys at Joye Law Firm have received an AV rating from the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell, and several have been recognized as Super Lawyers.
Our personal injury lawyers have a track record of getting results for our clients, including a $5.9 million settlement for a client who suffered brain injuries in a wreck, a $1.15 million settlement for the family of a man killed in a car accident and a $500,000 verdict for a man whose back was injured in a collision.
While every case is different, and past results are in no way intended to guarantee that a similar result can be obtained in another case, past results obtained by a law firm are an indication of the firm’s experience when it comes to serious injury and wrongful death cases. For more details about the results obtained for previous Joye Law Firm clients, please click on the Results tab on our home page.
How Does Partial Fault Affect Recovery For An SC Car Crash?
Even if you were partly to blame for an auto accident, South Carolina law still allows you to recover a portion of your damages, so long as you were less than 51 percent at fault.
South Carolina follows the modified comparative negligence rule. It allows at-fault motorists to recover damages in proportion to their fault as long as they were less than 51 percent to blame for the accident.
Here’s how it works. If you suffered $100,000 in damages and you were found to be 25 percent at fault, you could recover $75,000. If you were found to be 40 percent at fault, you could recover $60,000. However, if you were found to be 51 percent or more to blame, you would not be able to recover anything.
This system is designed to prevent motorists who bore a small amount of fault from being shut out of a recovery. You might have heard that some states bar recovery for anyone who was at fault, no matter how minor their negligence was. That is not the case in South Carolina.
Even if you think you were partly at fault, if you have been seriously injured in a South Carolina motor vehicle accident, you should contact the qualified personal injury attorneys at Joye Law Firm for a free case evaluation. Our dedicated team of lawyers is able to sort through your case and determine what compensation you might be entitled to.
Contact Our Myrtle Beach Partial Fault Auto Accident Attorneys Today
If a South Carolina auto accident caused serious injury to you or a loved one, and you think you might have been partly at fault, you can rely on the experienced car crash lawyers at Joye Law Firm to treat you with courtesy and respect while aggressively pursuing all of the money and benefits you deserve.
Just Call Joye at (877) 537-1920 or fill out our free online case evaluation form.
