Year: 2013

Have you ever fallen asleep while driving your car? Chances are, more than four out of 100 drivers would have to answer “Yes.” That’s what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in a report released January 4. Researchers asked…

Distracted driving causes approximately 1 out of every 5 automobile accidents in the United States, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Due to significance of this danger, most states have enacted laws that discourage distracted driving. Unfortunately, South Carolina…

Product liability cases can be very complicated. That’s because there are many theories that may be applied to these types of claims. A premise that’s often used in product liability suits is called “essentially the same condition.” This means a product…

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) involve damage to the skull or the brain, which is caused by some type of physical force. These kinds of impairments happen more frequently than you may think in South Carolina. An average of 1,117 deaths,…

A harrowing tale out of Mount Pleasant a few weeks ago serves as a reminder that nursing home abuse can happen to any elderly person living in an institutional setting. The Post and Courier reported in December that a 101-year-old…

The New Year 2013 begins with notice that Detroit needs to recall more than 680,000 potentially defective automobiles manufactured by GM and Subaru. The two recall notices are due to manufacturing defects that can potentially lead to injury or death….