Year: 2015

Fall brings pumpkins, apples, sweaters, and for many families, sports like football, soccer and others. As kids’ fall sports swing into gear, it’s important to take steps to keep practices and games fun, safe and injury-free. While sports are a…

Obviously, South Carolinians across the state are dealing with the biggest natural disaster in our state since Hurricane Hugo in 1989. Lawyers at the Joye Law Firm are working with the South Carolina Bar and the South Carolina Association of…

Many of South Carolina’s largest industries pose a risk to workers from asbestos exposure. People who work or worked in mining, power generation, textile, shipbuilding and ship repair industries are among those most at risk for asbestos-related diseases, which have…

Companies like Uber, Lyft and TaskRabbit are examples of the so-called sharing economy, where technology matches people who need a service with people willing to work to perform the service. The technology company keeps a portion of the fee as…

So far, 2015 is shaping up to be the deadliest year since 2007 on our nation’s streets and highways. Traffic fatalities from January through June are up 14 percent so far this year compared to the first six months of…

Summer is a time to get the kids outside to enjoy fun and healthy activities such as riding bikes around the neighborhood. Biking is a great way to get some exercise and go from place to place. But with biking…

The car is supposed to be the place where you concentrate on safely getting from place to place. Increasingly, though, a number of technological and other diversions can distract you from the task at hand. Distracted driving is leading to more and…

Boating is a way of life for many South Carolinians, with the state’s coastal location and many inland waterways. But recreational boating can also be dangerous, as evidenced by the case of two 14-year-old boys who set off on a…